Just south of Division Street two public buildings almost opposite one another make an auspicious entry into the northern end of Main Street. The Varnum Memorial Armory exploits the typical battlemented type to achieve a degree of monumentality that is remarkable here, in what is for armories a tiny building. The wide, shallow buttressing on the facade and battlemented rooflines are particularly
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