It is a brick Classical Revival building with Romanesque Revival elements, such as the entrance arch,[2] and is currently home to the non-profit Armory Foundation, National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Nike Track and Field Center, and other organizations including the Police Athletic League of New York City.
The Armory is host to 100+ track meets annually and is one of only four World Athletics Certified Indoor Facilities in the United States.
The entrance pavilion has octagonal bastions flanking smooth rusticated limestone voussoirs around a large sally port.
The cross-vaulted ceilings are sheathed in tiles laid in chevron patterns and have glazed terra cotta architraves at their entrances.
The south one features a paneled dado, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors and an intricately carved mantel flanked by two Doric columns.
The north meeting room features paneled mahogany wainscoting, built-in trophy cases and a glazed brick fireplace with wooden overmantel.
[1] The 22nd Regiment traces its origins to the Union Grays, who stayed behind in Manhattan when the city's other units left for the Civil War.
The firm of Richard Walker and Charles Morris, whose works also included the South Ferry Building and several branch libraries in Brooklyn, won.
[1] The Armory building is visible behind left field and across 168th Street in later photos of Hilltop Park, the original home of the New York Yankees.
From 1968-1978, the New York Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun Club was located at the Armory where it featured a multi-lane, 100 yard indoor shooting range, run by Barry Satz who lived a few blocks away.
The club met every Tuesday night and members brought myriad types of small arms from around the city to shoot at the range's targets.
[7] In 2002, the armory was chosen as the permanent home of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame,[10] and it is now the largest site of indoor college and high school invitationals in the world.
First held in 1908, the Millrose Games is the centerpiece of The Armory’s track and field calendar, and is arguably the most prestigious indoor meet in the world.
Millrose features elite competition at every level, with youth, high school, collegiate, professional, and masters races.
Millrose traditionally concludes with the Wanamaker Mile, which has featured many icons of the sport, including Eamonn Coghlan and Bernard Lagat.
Students from Armory College Prep have gone on to attend Cornell, Amherst, Haverford, Williams, Washington & Lee, and many other competitive institutions.
ACP works to close the opportunity gap for the students by providing one-on-one tutoring in a variety of subjects, focusing on Math and English.