Fifth Regiment Armory

Fifth Regiment Armory
Location 29th Division St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°18′12″N 76°37′19″W / 39.30333°N 76.62194°W / 39.30333; -76.62194Coordinates: 39°18′12″N 76°37′19″W / 39.30333°N 76.62194°W / 39.30333; -76.62194
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1901 (1901)
Architect Wyatt & Nolting
MPS Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP Reference # 85002671[1]
Added to NRHP September 25, 1985

Fifth Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an imposing, fortress-type structure situated in midtown Baltimore. It consists of a full basement, a first floor containing a 200 foot by 300 foot drill hall, a mezzanine or "balcony" level, and a newer second level (reconstructed in 1933 after a fire) housing the trussed steel drill hall roof. The façade features buttresses, parapets, casement windows, and a crenellated roofline, giving the appearance of a medieval fortification.[2] It was the site of the 1912 Democratic National Convention.

The Fifth Regiment Armory was designed by architects Wyatt & Nolting. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is included within the Baltimore National Heritage Area.[3]

On October 31, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered a television speech from the Fifth Regiment Armory. The event was attended by Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin, Senator John Glenn Beall, Jr., Senator John Marshall Butler, and Congressman James Devereux.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Susanne Moore (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fifth Regiment Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. "Baltimore National Heritage Area Map" (PDF). City of Baltimore. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=11283

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