New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23

The armory building covers an entire block;
with q frontage of zoo feet on lh' avenues an.
i0j feet on the streets. II Is ma>siNcN NUM- ~
red brick with granite trimmings. he tNur'h-
ave front of 200 feet, with ,cpth OF 100 lcc'.
IS built three stories heh and forms what Is calcu
the administration bullding. \ tower rises ABOVE
the central entrance. and IN tins ana t"' SQUARE
slightly projecting corners there are morrow 'op-
hole, for mss ctrv Tie long. narrow Wliho"S
and The clstelhicd appearance "t inc massive
corncr strongly suggest the purposes ol the sTuct
urr The three stories of the adminiSi ratlon
building are divided into ten rooms Tor the seN-
cral companies. u council chAn''I. veteran CORPS
ROOM library. rcccpilunro"m. stan rooms h'nH
and drum corps rooms. afmorctS ana llN'"rs
rooms rifle gallery. gymnasium. cadet corps
room. and si\ squad-drill rooms The remaining
suacr 900 feet wide 10y 500 feet deep. Is a drlll-
rnntn tl. floor ON the solid earth and the roof a
broad oval supported by iron truss arches de
signed by the architect as an mpr"N'm'nt IN
strength on the supports of the ar'hcd roof 81" the
Grand Central Depot are ms n''i ,al~'n l"
secure "a perfect floor. ON hF'-in,h Layer of
concrete. covered with asphalt +" hold back the
moisture of the soil have been lad slr'pcrS "i
Iong Island locust. sixteen inches apart the m
tcrvcning spaces filled in with concrete he
flooring strips of yellow pine plank three inches
wide and two inches thick. are LAID on this solid
foundation. the panlss being cut across the grain
10 prevent slNrilNs
NEITHER \ BNRRNCK NOR A FORT.
The drill-hall is lighted from tlr sides and from
the roof There are balconies for spectators AZ
each end. and a narrow raised platform encirclcs
the walls Racks for muslScts ranged against
the walls of the administration building. IN the
third story of which is lunch and coffee kitchen.
The drll-room may not be all that is desirable
in dancng-hall. but the members have nladc
it. suilio, for many grand balls. Colonel Clark's
ideas of such a building are to great extent.
embodied in the general plan of the amory. which
was designed by 4. ". Linton member of the
veteran corIs The architect has adapted the
Italian style to special purpose. which has no
parallel in any part of Europe. tor America is not
"A camp and the militia system of the lnted
States is INDIGENOUS 10 the soil and atmoSpher, of
republican Institutions. The Ncw-lork 9Th
wanted tor an armory neither harrack nor a
fort II sought something between Il military
cub. hous, and harIacks-arscnal-a structur,
that should look like the home of an active. mill
tary organization. and speak in its plain. massiy,
walls and noble aspect of the utility and dirnitv
and frmncss and strength oi the National Guard
There is no other armory in the vicinity nf
Ncw-Nork well adapted 10 the giving of indonr
athletic meetings a> that of the ,tL TIM
main floor is especially well fitted for athlc,ic
purposes. The stralghtaway track is laid am
from the Sixty -scVcnth-st. amt parl<-avr corncr
to the Sixty -siNth-st and IeNingfon-ov, c"rmsr
Of the building. The distance is nin.tv ,h"
yards the best straightaway indoor cour>c in tL;s
acighborhood The main or circular ,rocl, 10
eighteen feet wide, with gradual corners rhe
tity-fect stlaghtaway track Is laid ON i'm Tho
centre of the circle. The starts i'm the hoIfmilc
440-yaid, wheciharrow, obstacle, thrce-legqei
and l.poo-vard races are made in the SIXTY
siNth-sf side OF the building. The starts for the
one ana three mile. and 220-yard races. and the