Elkton Armory

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Elkton Armory
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Elkton Armory, March 2010
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LocationRailroad Ave. & Bow St., Elkton, Maryland
Coordinates 39°36′41.07″N75°49′52.41″W / 39.6114083°N 75.8312250°W / 39.6114083; -75.8312250 Coordinates: 39°36′41.07″N75°49′52.41″W / 39.6114083°N 75.8312250°W / 39.6114083; -75.8312250
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural styleMedieval
MPS Maryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No. 85002670 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

Elkton Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. It was constructed in 1915 and is a two-story brick structure with full basement faced with light gray granite, with a narrower one-story drill hall attached. Its design imitates a castle, with corner towers flanking two-story curtain walls with irregular window placement. The front facade features a projecting center gate, flanked by buttresses, with a carved relief of the State Seal of Maryland above the entry. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susanne Moore (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elkton Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.