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Inventory No: HLY.134
Historic Name: Holyoke National Guard Armory
Common Name: M. V. M. Armory
Address: 163 Sargeant St
City/Town: Holyoke
Village/Neighborhood: Churchill
Local No:
Year Constructed: C 1900
Architect(s): Howes, William J.
Architectural Style(s): English Revival
Use(s): Armory; Penal Institution
Significance:Architecture; Community Planning; Military; PoliticsGovernment
Area(s): HLY.C: Churchill
Designation(s):
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AREA C h u r c h i l l FORM NUMBER /
Town:
H o l y o k e
A d d r e s s : 163S a r g e a n t S t r e e t
H i s t o r i cName:
N a t i o n a l
G u a r d A r m o r y
U s e P r e s e n t : A r m o r y
J a i l
O r i g i n a l : A r m o r y
DE S CRI PTIO N
D a t e : c. 1900
S o u r c e : Maps
S t y l e :
Tu d o r
A r c h i t e c t :
Unknown
E x t e r i o r W a l l
F a b r i c : B r i c k
O u t b u i l d i n g s :
None
M a j o r
A l t e r a t i o n s :
E x t e n s i o n
on
r e a r
C o n d i t i o n : V e r y
Good.
Moved: No
D a t e :
A c r e a g e : L e s s t h a n1.
S e t t i n g : U r b a n r e s i d e n t i a l/ c o m m e r c i a l .
UTM R E F E R E N C E :
USGS
QUADRANGLE:
S C A L E :
R e c o r d e d
by:
M a r t h a L y o n
O r g a n i z a t i o n :
PVPC
D a t e :
1990
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AREA:
C h u r c h i l l
FORMNUMBER:
*
I
NATIONAL R E G I S T E R C R I T E R I A STATEMENT ( i f a p p l i c a b l e ) : Thea r m o r y
m e e t s
c r i t e r i o nA
a s
an
e x p r e s s i o n
of the
r o l e
of
v o l u n t e e r
m i l i t i a i np r o v i d i n ga
n a t i o n a l d e f e n s e n e t w o r k ,
and
c r i t e r i o n
C as a
w e l l - p r e s e r v e d
e x a m p l eof the
f o r t i f i e d
Romanesque
s t y l e
f a v o r e d for
l o c a l
a r m o r i e s .
ARCHITECTURAL
S I G N I F I C A N C E :
T h i s l a r g e m i l i t a r y b u i l d i n g i s the
o n l y
s t r u c t u r e
i n C h u r c h i l l
b u i l t i n theT u d o r s t y l e .
Re s e m b l i n g
a m e d i e v a l
c a s t l e ,
t h e b u i l d i n g c o n s i s t s
of a s y m m e t r i c a l l y s q u a r e
m a i n
b l o c k e m b e l l i s h e d
w i t h t h r e e - s t o r y t o w e r son i t s f a c a d eand r e a r c o r n e r s , and a f r o n t
g a b l e
o n e - s t o r y
s h e d w h i c h p r o j e c t s f r o mther e a r of the
m a i n
b l o c k .
C a s t e l l a t i o n s t r i m
the
f l a t r o o f l i n e
andt o w e r sof them a i n b l o c k .
I t s
m a i n
e n t r y r e s t s
i s a s l i g h t l y a r c h e d
b r i c k r e c e s s ,
and
m a s s i v e f o l i a t e c o n c r e t e
b r a c k e t s s u p p o r t
a
b r i c k
and c o n c r e t e
b a t t l e m e n t
a b o v e
the
e n t r y . C o r b e l l i n g
a l o n gthe
m a i n
b l o c k
f r i e z e
l i n e andu n d e rthe l i n t e l
p r o v i d e d
a d d i t i o n a l d e t a i l . The s e c o n d
s t o r y a r c h - t o p p e d win ows
aret r i m m e d
w i t h c o n c r e t e
l i n t e l s and
k e y
s t o n e s .
The f i r s t
s t o r y win ows a p p e a r
i n
t a l l n a r r o w p a i r s .
The
s h e d
e x t e n s i o n
f e a t u r e s
s y m m e t r i c a l
f e n e s t r a t i o n ,
w i t hwin owsi n
t h r e e s
s e p a r a t e d by
b r i c k p i e r s .
H I S T O RI C A L S I G N I F I C A N C E : In
i t s e a r l y y e a r s ,
b e f o r e W o r l dWar
I I ,
the
b u i l d i n g
was r e f e r r e d
to as theM.V.M.A r m o r y for the
M a s s a c h u s e t t s
V o l u n t e e r
M i l i t i a .
I t was l a t e r
r e f e r r e d
to
commonly
as the d r i l l s h e d
r e f l e c t i n g
t h e a d d i t i o n of ther e a r e l land the use of theb u i l d i n g forr e g i m e n t a l
m a n e u v e r s .
Th e b u i l d i n g i s s t i l l an a c t i v e a r m o r y ,but hasr e c e n t l y b e e n
t a k e n
o v e rby t he Hampden C o u n t y
S h e r r i f f
for use as a
t e m p o r a r y j a i l
BIBLIOGRAPHY a n d / o r R E F E R E N C E S : W a l k e r1884
A t l a s .
R i c h a r d s 1911 A t l a s .
1 9 1 1
and 1953
S a n b o r n s .
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F O RM B - B U I L D I N G
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Office of theSecretary,
State
House, Boston
InAreano.
Formno.
134
Town H o l v o k e
Address s a r g e a n t S t r e e t
Name A r mo r y
Present use N a t i o n a l
Gu a r d
He a d q ua r t e
Present
owner
c o mmo n we a l t h o f
M a s s a c h u
Description:
Date
1907
Ar mo r y , Ho l y o k e P u b l i c L i b r a
Source L o c a l F i l e .
Style
C r e n e l l a t e d
4. Map. Drawsketchofbuilding location
i n relation tonearest
cross
streetsand
other
buildings. Indicate north.
3
Architect W i l l i a m
J . Howes
Ho l y o k e
Red b r i c k , g r a n i t e
Exterior w a l lfabric and l i me s t o n e t r i m.
O K
u
o
QD
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7. Original owner i f known) Commonweal t h
o f
Ma as a c l a i s e t t s
Original use
A r mo r y
Subsequentuses if any) anddates
8. Themes check as many as appl icable)
Recreation
Religion
Science/
invention
Social/
humanitarian
Transportation
9. Hi stori cal signif icance include explanation ofthemeschecked above)
The
s i t e
f o r t h e Ar mo r y
was
p ur c h a s e d f r o m t h e Ho l y o ke Wa t e r
Power
Company
i n 1906 .
The n e x t y e a r t h e
b u i l d i n g was
c o mp l e t e d
and a l a r g e d e d i c a t i o n c e r e mo n y t o ok p l a c e .
W i l l i a m
J .
Howes
a l o c a l a r c h i t e c t , dr e w up t h e p l a n s f o r t h i s F e u d a l C a s t l e .
S up po s e dl y , t h e f a c a de i s
a r e p l i c a o f
t h e Gl a ds t o ne
Home Hawar de n Ca s t l e
i n E n g l a n d
The
wi n d o ws
on t h e f i r s t f l o o r ( r a i s e d s e v e n f e e t
a b o v e
t h e g r o u n d) a r e e x t r a - n a r r o w
s o
as
t o b a r
a
human
f r o m
e n t e r i n g t h r o u g h
t h em. T h er e a r e
t h r e e
t o we r s ; t wo s q ua r e
o n e s
i n
f r o n t
a n d one r o un d one i n t h e
r e a r ,
l l w i t h c r e n e l l a t e d p a r a p e t s . The
s e a l
o f
t h e
S t a t e
o f Ma s s a c h u s e t t s i s s i t u a t e d be t we e n t h e
f r o n t
t wo t o we r sands t a r s a d o r n
t h e
b r a c k e t s on
e i t h e r s i d e
o f t h e d o or . C e r t a i n l y , t i s t h e
o n l y b u i l d i n g
o f i t s
k i n d i n Ho l y ok e .
* H ol y o ke P u b l i c L i b r a r y S c r a p b o o k No. 28 , p. 116.
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The Arts
Commerce
Communication
Community development
Conservation
Education
Exploration/
settlement
Industry
Military
Political
10
Bibliographyand/or references such as local histories, deeds, assessor s records,
early
maps,
etc.)
Ar mo r y . Ho l y o k e P u b l i c L i b r a r y L o c a l F i l e s .
Ho l y ok e As s e s s o r ' s Re c or ds .
Ho l y o k e P u b l i c L e b r a r y S c r a p bo ok s . No. 22 p. 8; No. 28 , p. 116.