Westerly Armory
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Westerly Armory is an historic national guard armory building located on Railroad Avenue, west of downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.
during the late 19th and early 20th century. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1996. The "Armory serves presently as a museum of military and community memorabilia, a social and cultural center for the area, and home to the Westerly Band (oldest civic band in the country) and its historic library."
History
The armory was built in 1901 to replace another destroyed armory. the armory was designed by William R. Walker,& Son, a firm that designed several other armories and public buildings in Rhode IslandRhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
during the late 19th and early 20th century. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996. The "Armory serves presently as a museum of military and community memorabilia, a social and cultural center for the area, and home to the Westerly Band (oldest civic band in the country) and its historic library."