Mission & Goals
Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc.
The mission of Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc. is to restore the historic Westerly Armory (National Register of Historic Places and Save America's Treasures Site) for use by the community and to provide a rental program for respectful use of the building and grounds. The goals are:ó to complete the restoration of the Armory (including the re-creation of its missing crenellated parapets),
ó to create and manage an integrated museum displaying community and military memorabilia so people both visiting
or using the Armory come in contact with the history of their community and state, and nation,ó to celebrate the importance of the Armory (as a National Register building and Save America’s Treasures Site),
ó to attach groups to the Armory who respect its historic nature and who would help maintain the building,
ó to continue the development of the rental program to encourage the Armory's use by the community (and for
community groups who may raise funds to support their causes, and to be a social bonding place),ó to provide a variety of cultural and social programs that educate, entertain, and bond the people of the community,
ó to honor those serving and those who have served, and to remember the community's past,
ó to establish a financial (endowment) program that will serve to maintain the Armory after the restoration is complete,
andó to support the Town of Westerly in such ways as providing the Town Clerk storage of documents, and
ó to provide a home for the historic Westerly Band, the oldest civic band in the country, and its historic library.
