Edwin H. Armstrong House | |
Formerly listed on the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 1032 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°58′15.61″N 73°53′19.66″W / 40.9710028°N 73.8887944°W |
Built | 1902 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne style architecture in the United States |
NRHP reference No. | 76001296 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 7th, 1976 [1] |
Designated NHL | January 7, 1976 [2] |
Removed from NRHP | March 5, 1986 |
Delisted NHL | March 5, 1986 |
The Edwin H. Armstrong House, in Yonkers in Westchester County, New York, is unusual for having achieved listing on the National Register of Historic Places and even designation as a National Historic Landmark, only to be demolished. Its subsequent removal from National Historic Landmark status is the only such occurrence for a New York State site.
It was the home of Edwin H. Armstrong, inventor of two circuits that are the basis of modern telecommunication systems, and also inventor of wide-band frequency modulation (FM) radio. [3]
The home, a Queen Anne house, was located at 1032 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers. [3]
It was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 7, 1976. [2] It was demolished in 1983 after suffering fire damage. It was subsequently de-designated as a National Historic Landmark and delisted from the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [2] [3]