The Flushing Armory is a historic

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armory building located in Flushing,

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. It is a brick and stone castle-like structure built in 1905–1906, designed to be reminiscent of

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military structures in Europe. It was designed by

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. It consists of a two-story,

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ed administration building with an attached -story,

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-roofed drill shed, spanning open space of . Both sections are built of load bearing brick walls sitting on a

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foundation. The building features a five-story octagonal tower at the northwest corner and a three-story round tower at the northeast corner. They feature tall, narrow windows and crenellated

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s. ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> Throughout the armory's history it has been used for the

, as a homeless shelter, and a gymnastics center. It is currently used by the

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's Strategic Response Group. It was listed on the

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in 1995.

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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Infrastructure completed in 1906 Armories in New York City Buildings and structures in Queens, New York Flushing, Queens National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York 1906 establishments in New York City {{QueensNY-struct-stub

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