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The New Hampshire State Union Armory is located in downtown Manchester, on the south side of Pleasant Street roughly midway between Elm and Canal Streets. The brick building has two portions: a head house (which faces Pleasant Street), and a drill hall, located behind the head house and extending to
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The armory was built in 1904 to a design by Alfred A. Collins. It was the state's first armory building, built as part of an effort to centralize and better manage the state militia. It was the first place where all of the principal functions of the militia could be conducted, and equipment could
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West Central Street. It has a fortress-like main entrance, in a projecting section from its main facade that rises two stories and is framed by massive brick
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District
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Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District
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Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Company Historic District
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Buildings and structures in Manchester, New Hampshire
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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New Hampshire State Union Armory is located in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Union Armory is located in the United States
United States
Manchester, New Hampshire
42°59′18″N 71°27′57″W / 42.98833°N 71.46583°W / 42.98833; -71.46583
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armory
Manchester, New Hampshire
Romanesque architecture
National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


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