Pawtucket Armory

The Pawtucket Armory is an historic armory building at 172 Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. One of the major works of William R. Walker & Son, it was built in 1894–5. Built of red brick with granite and limestone trim, it has a distinctive main block, with crenellated towers at the corners, and is prominently sited near Pawtucket's central business district. It has a Richardsonian Romanesque entry, recessed under a round archway with wrought iron gates. The armory drill hall extends to behind the building along Fountain Street.^[2]

Pawtucket Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Pawtucket Armory in 2013
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Location	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°52′49″N 71°22′49″W
Built	1894
Architect	William R. Walker & Son
Part of	Exchange Street Historic District (ID02000952)
MPS	Pawtucket MRA
NRHP reference No.	83003836 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983
Designated CP	September 6, 2002

From 2005 to 2010, the armory housed the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts. It is currently home to the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center.

The armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island