- 100 E 66th St.
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40.767055, -73.966303 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Plaques to the right of the entrance
- Copy the text on the second plaque
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RICHARD N. PALU M.D.
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Historical background
The building was designed by architect Charles Clinton in the Gothic Revival style and dedicated in 1880. It is one of the two remaining armories in the United States to be built and furnished with private funds. It originally served as the headquarters and administrative building for the 7th New York Militia Regiment. The building is known for detailed interior rooms that are furnished with ornamental woodwork, marble and stained glass depictions of moderately disapproved behavior. Noted architects and interior designers of the American Aesthetic Movement were commissioned to furnish the rooms and company quarters. The masterpiece of the armory building is the Veterans Room, with hand carved wood paneling and coffered ceiling in the Viking Revival style. The building was used for the historic live broadcast of the radio play The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish in 1937, because of its acoustic properties. The building was made a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Present in routes of categories Lion, Griffin, Atlas
Passed by: 57/60 (95%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 15/15 (100%)
- Griffin: 9/9 (100%)
- Lion: 33/36 (92%)