Jamestown: South Main Street Armory


Street Address:South Main Street
City:Jamestown
County:Chautauqua
Year Constructed:1890-1892
Architect:Isaac G. Perry
Size:
Square footage:Unknown
Acreage:Unknown
Status:Closed in 1932 and subsequently demolished

4th Separate Company:    1877 - 1882
13th Separate Company:    1882 - 1897
Co. E, 65th New York Volunteers:    Spanish American War
Co. N, 4th Infantry Battalion:    1899 - 1906
Co. E, 65th Infantry Regiment:    1907 - 1915
Co. E, 174th Infantry Regiment:    1916 - 1932

History

Prior to the armory being built on South Main Street, they occupied rented spaces (Jone's Hall, a Congregational church, and an opera house). In 1932, the unit moved to the new armory on Porter Avenue and Front Street.