Hyannis Armory

Hyannis Armory
Part of Massachusetts National Guard
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°39′02.85″N 70°16′57.62″W / 41.6507917°N 70.2826722°W / 41.6507917; -70.2826722
Type	Armory
Site information
Owner	Barnstable, Massachusetts
Controlled by	Town of Barnstable
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1958
Built by	Massachusetts National Guard
In use	1958-2005
Battles/wars	Cold War
Events	JFK's Presidential Acceptance Speech
Garrison information
Garrison	Hyannis, Massachusetts
Occupants	685th AAA Machine Gun Battalion

Hyannis National Guard Armory Battery D of the 685th AAA Battalion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Hyannis Armory

Coordinates	41°39′2.93″N 70°16′59.50″W / 41.6508139°N 70.2831944°W / 41.6508139; -70.2831944Coordinates: 41°39′2.93″N 70°16′59.50″W / 41.6508139°N 70.2831944°W / 41.6508139; -70.2831944
Built	1958
MPS	Barnstable MRA
NRHP Reference #	87000278^[1]

The Hyannis Armory is located at 225 South Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts. The armory was built in 1958, and hosted Battery D of the 685th AAA Machine Gun Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. President-elect John F. Kennedy gave his victory speech at the Hyannis Armory on Nov. 9, 1960. The property was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, but was never listed.

In the late 2000s, there was talk of demolishing the armory and building a new performing arts center,^[2] which would be the second for the town, the first being the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center at nearby Barnstable High School. Sturgis Charter School's basketball team used to practice within the facility and the lack of heat has sometimes led to temperatures inside being colder than those outside. The plan to tear down the facility and replace it was shelved when the economy collapsed in 2008.

References

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↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places-MA Barnstable County. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
↑ Performing Arts Center Proposed Near McKeon : CodBall: Unofficial Blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League

External links

YouTube video of the speech

John F. Kennedy

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