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Centreville Armory

Coordinates: 39°2′30″N 76°4′5″W / 39.04167°N 76.06806°W / 39.04167; -76.06806
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Centreville Armory
Centreville Armory is located in Maryland
Centreville Armory
Centreville Armory is located in the United States
Centreville Armory
LocationS. Commerce St., Centreville, Maryland
Coordinates39°2′30″N 76°4′5″W / 39.04167°N 76.06806°W / 39.04167; -76.06806
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1926 (1926)
Architectural styleT shape
MPSMaryland National Guard Armories TR
NRHP reference No.85002666[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

The Centreville Armory in Centreville, Maryland, is part of a series of Maryland National Guard armories built in the 1920s in principal towns in Maryland. The armories followed a standard design with a castle-like front housing offices and meeting spaces, backed by a large drill hall.[2]

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

Restored Centreville Armory building Wye River Upper School
Wye River Upper School purchased the Centreville Armory building in 2010 and converted it into a school.

The Centreville Armory was purchased by Wye River Upper School in 2010 and became the main campus of the independent co-educational day school for students with learning differences in 2014.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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: Centreville Armory" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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