Fifth Regiment Armory | |
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| Location | 29th Division St.,Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′12″N76°37′19″W / 39.30333°N 76.62194°W /39.30333; -76.62194 |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1901 (1901) |
| Architect | Wyatt & Nolting |
| MPS | Maryland National Guard Armories TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002671[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1985 |
TheFifth Regiment Armory is a historicNational Guardarmory built inBaltimore,Maryland, United States in 1901. The Armory is a fortress-type structure situated in midtown Baltimore. It consists of a full basement, a first floor containing a 200 foot by 300 footdrill hall, a mezzanine or "balcony" level, and a newer second level (reconstructed in 1933 after a fire) housing the trussed steel drill hall roof. The façade featuresbuttresses,parapets, casement windows, and a crenellated roofline, giving the appearance of a medieval fortification.[2] It was the site of the1912 Democratic National Convention.
The Fifth Regiment Armory was designed by architectsWyatt & Nolting. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is included within theBaltimore National Heritage Area.[3]
On October 31, 1958, PresidentDwight Eisenhower delivered a televised speech from the Fifth Regiment Armory. The event, promotingRepublican Party candidates in that year's midterm elections, was attended by Maryland GovernorTheodore McKeldin, SenatorJohn Glenn Beall, Jr., SenatorJohn Marshall Butler, and CongressmanJames Devereux.[4]
TheMaryland Museum of Military History, housed at the Armory, collects artifacts and runs programming related to Maryland's militias, dating back toColonial times, and present-day branches of the military.[5]
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