Brooklyn: North Portland Avenue Arsenal/Armory


Street Address:Corner of North Portland Avenue and Auburn Place
City:Brooklyn
County:Kings
Year Constructed:1858 - originally constructed as arsenal 1877 - 1878 - expanded and renovated for 14th Regiment, renamed to armory
Architect:Unknown
Size:
Square footage:Unknown
Acreage:Unknown
Status:Unknown

Centralized storage for Brooklyn militia units:    1858 - 1878
14th Regiment:    1878 - 1895
3rd (Gatling) Battery:    mid 1860s - 1875, 1882 - 1884

Troop C:    ???? - ????

History

A new arsenal, the Brooklyn Arsenal on Second Avenue, was built in 1926 for the Second Division.

Other armories occupied by the 14th Regiment include:

Adams Street (Gothic Hall) 1830's - 1849

Henry Street 1849 - 1878

8th Avenue 1895 - 1996

Additional armories occupied by the3rd (Gatling) Regiment include:

Henry Street 1875 - 1882

Adams Street (Gothic Hall) 1882 - 1882

Dean Street 1884 - 1895

Clermont Avenue 1895 - ????

Troop C later occupied the armory on 1597 Bedford Avenue.

Other armories in Brooklyn:

1st Avenue Armory

2nd Avenue Arsenal

4th and North Second Street Armory

62nd Street Armory (Bayridge)

Bedford Avenue Armory - 23rd Regiment

Flatbush Avenue Armory

Fulton Street Armory

Johnson Street Armory (Bushwick)

Marcy Avenue Armory - 47th Regiment

Stagg Street Armory (Bushwick)

Sumner Avenue Armory - 13th Regiment