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First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory

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The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory is an armory building used by the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1901.[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest military building in the United States that is still in service.[2]

Armory in 2024
1913 insurance map

The Armory building is at 22-42 South 23rd Street.[3][4] It is made of granite and it faces Chestnut Street.

Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory in 1863
Entrance

Newman, Woodman & Harris were the architects of the building.[5]

A multiple property nomination for Pennsylvania's National Guard armory buildings was made to the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

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