In this capacity, Harris supervised the design of similar armories in Salisbury, Kensington, Silver Spring, Hagerstown, Laurel, Easton, Crisfield, Pocomoke City, Centreville, and Cumberland.

The structure is distinctly fortresslike and offers a commanding view of the surrounding area.

The building is patterned after a medieval English castle and built of native stone, with rectangular turrets flanking the arched limestone entranceway.

[2] The Hyattsville Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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