Washington Avenue Armory
The Washington Avenue Armory, officially known as the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue Armory, is now a multi-purpose arena on the corner of Washington Avenue and Lark Street in downtown Albany, New York.- Type: Sports venue
- Description: arena in Albany, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena” and “Washington Avenue Armory Sports And Convention Arena”
- Address: 195 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210-2303
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walter Merchant House and University Club of Albany.
Walter Merchant House
Historic building
The Walter Merchant House, on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York, United States, is a brick-and-stone townhouse in the Italianate architectural style, with some Renaissance Revival elements. Walter Merchant House is situated 330 feet south of Washington Avenue Armory.
University Club of Albany
Historic building
The University Club of Albany, New York, was a social club founded in 1901 that closed in 2022. It was most recently housed in a Colonial Revival brick building at the corner of Washington Avenue and Dove Street. University Club of Albany is situated 550 feet southeast of Washington Avenue Armory.
Harmanus Bleecker Library
Historic building
The former Harmanus Bleecker Library is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Dove Street in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick and stone Classical Revival building constructed in the 1920s. Harmanus Bleecker Library is situated 640 feet south of Washington Avenue Armory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheridan Hollow and Arbor Hill.
Sheridan Hollow
Neighborhood
Sheridan Hollow is a neighborhood in Albany, New York located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany. Capitol Hill to the south and Arbor Hill to the north flank the ravine.
Arbor Hill
Neighborhood
Arbor Hill is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Clinton Avenue north to Tivoli Hollow and the Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge and from Broadway west to Henry Johnson Boulevard.
Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle
Neighborhood
The Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle, originally the Ten Broeck Historic District, is a seven-block area located within the Arbor Hill neighborhood north of what is today downtown Albany, New York, United States.
Washington Avenue Armory
- Categories: arena, National Guard Armory, building, recreation area, historic site, sports location, and historic building
- Location: Albany, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.65705° or 42° 39′ 25″ north
Longitude
-73.76241° or 73° 45′ 45″ west
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Inception
1890
Levels
4
Open location code
87J8M64Q+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centre
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=basketball
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=wrestling
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=boxing
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Japanese—“Washington Avenue Armory” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “נשקיית שדרת וושינגטון”
- Japanese: “ワシントン・アベニュー・アーモリー”
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