Higgins Armory Art-Deco Building
by Edward Fielding
Title
Higgins Armory Art-Deco Building
Artist
Edward Fielding
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Photograph - Photography
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Higgins Armory in Worcester, MA. A historic vintage glass and steel type art deco buidling, one of the first all steel and glass curtain-wall structures built in America. Higgins Museum built in 1931.
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Photography by Edward M. Fielding
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What began as one man's passion for metalcraft and tales of chivalry has today become the only dedicated museum of armor in the western hemisphere, housing one of the few significant collections of knightly armor outside of Europe. The founder, John Woodman Higgins, a prominent Worcester industrialist during the early 1900s, spent a lifetime building his collection. In 1929 he began construction of a five-story building to house it, and in 1931 the John Woodman Higgins Armory opened its doors to the public.
The art-deco building, which the museum still occupies today, was one of the first all steel and glass curtain-wall structures built in America; it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Inside the museum's Great Hall, high ceilings and gothic arches are reminiscent of a medieval castle and offer a powerful setting for the museum's collection.
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