1907 New Armory Providence Rhode Island

1907 vintage lithograph postcard. The Cranston Street Armory is a historic building in the Broadway–Armory Historic District of Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1907 (the year this card was posted) for $650,000.00. The building was occupied by the Rhode Island National Guard from its opening until 1996.

The architects were William R. Walker & Son and the builder was Michael J. Houlihan. The armory was built with a steel-truss frame, with a large open central hall and two towers with a total of 165,000 square feet (15,300 m2) of space. The main hall alone is as wide as two football fields. After World War I, the armory was used by the 243rd Coast Artillery, 103rd Field Artillery Brigade, and in later years by the 43rd and 118th as well.

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