Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA
Summary
Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Higgins was developing interest in the manufacture of modern steel parts (the family business), he also became interested in the past arts in metal work, suits of armor in particular, which he began to collect. Once the collection outgrew its space Higgins hired architect, Joseph Leland to design a combination office & museum building. When it opened 1/12/31, the lower 2 floors were office & the upper 2 the armory museum.
Survey number: HABS MA-1236
Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
- Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County ...
- Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County ...
- 13. PASSAGEWAY, FOURTH FLOOR GALLERY, LOOKING WEST ...
- General View of Exterior - Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue ...
- Worcester pressed steel company - LOC's Public Domain Archive
- Museo delle armi che non esistono più - recensione militare
- Музей оружия, которого больше нет - Военное обозрение
Tags
galleries and museums
offices
worcester mass
higgins
armory
higgins armory
barber
barber avenue
worcester
worcester county
massachusetts
historic american buildings survey
joseph leeland
worcester pressed steel company
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Date
1930 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Worcester Pressed Steel Company
Leeland, Joseph
Location
Worcester (Mass.)
,
42.29807, -71.79874
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html