The Lynn Armory is a historic armory building at 36 South Common Street in

Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by Eu ...

. It is one of the best examples of

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in the city. It was built in 1893 out of red sandstone to a design by Wheeler & Northend. It features a head house measuring wide and deep, behind which is a drill shed that is long. The principal features of the facade are designed to evoke a fortified castle: circular towers flank the entrance, and the towers and the front facade are topped by a crenellated parapet. The armory was individually listed on the

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in 1979, and included in the

Lynn Common Historic District The Lynn Common Historic District encompasses the town common of Lynn, Massachusetts and the surrounding buildings which face it. Although its establishment dates to the late 17th century, the area's time of development is predominantly in the ...

in 1992. A total of five

Holman K. Wheeler Holman K. Wheeler was a prolific Massachusetts architect. Wheeler (working alone or with partners) is responsible for designing more than 400 structures in the Lynn, Massachusetts, city of Lynn alone, including the iconic High Rock Tower Rese ...

structures in Lynn are listed on the

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. In August 2018,

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signed into law a bill approving the sale of the armory to a non-profit organization that plans to renovate the facility into apartments for

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Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Lynn, Massachusetts Government buildings completed in 1893 Infrastructure completed in 1893 National Register of Historic Places in Lynn, Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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