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ID Number |
94000489 |
Historic Name |
TISHOMINGO ARMORY |
Description of Significance |
THE TISHOMINGO ARMORY IS A SINGLE STORY SANDSTONE CLAD BUILDING BUILT AS A WPA PROJECT IN 1935-1936. TYPICAL OF OTHER WPA ARMORIES, THE BUILDING POSSESSES SIMPLIFIED ART DECO STYLE DETAILS. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN SECTIONS, THE BARREL ROOFED DRILL HALL AND THE FLAT ROOFED ADMINISTRATIVE AREA. THE SANDSTONE WALLS ARE RUSTICATED AND TOPPED WITH CAST STONE COPING. PEDIMENTED PILASTERS DEFINE EACH CORNER OF THE BUILDING. THE TISHOMINGO ARMORY WAS ONE OF THE SMALLER ARMORIES CONSTRUCTED BY THE WPA, AND ITS CONSTRUCTION UTILIZED A LARGE NUMBER OF UNSKILLED, UNEMPLOYED LABORERS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 5/20/1994. |
Current Name |
TISHOMINGO NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY |
Address |
500 EAST 24TH |
City |
TISHOMINGO |
County |
JOHNSTON |
Lot |
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Block |
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Current Section |
9, SE4 |
Township |
4S |
Range |
6E |
Type |
BUILDING |
Historic Function |
DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE |
Current Function |
DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE |
Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
Area Significance 2 |
MILITARY |
Date Prepared |
5/30/1993 |
Year Built |
1935-1936 |
Original Site |
YES |
Architect/Builder |
NOLEN, BRYAN, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT / WPA , BUILDER |
Architectural Style |
OTHER: WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE |
Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
Wall Material |
STONE: SANDSTONE |
Window Material |
METAL |
Door Material |
METAL |
Decorative Details |
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Condition |
GOOD |
Comments |
DOCUMENTATION SOURCES (CONT): KENNY FRANKS, CITIZEN SOLDIERS: OKLAHOMAS NATIONAL GUARD, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1984; THE INDIAN JOURNAL (EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA), JUNE 1935; THE JOHNSTON COUNTY CAPITAL DEMOCRAT, TISHOMINGO, OKLAHOMA, 6/1935 - 9/1937; NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITES STATES, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, HISTORICAL ANNUAL 1938, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANNA:ARMY AND NAVY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1938; THE SULPHUR TIMES-DEMOCRAT, 7/1935; "TISHOMINGO", VERTICAL FILE, OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA; U.S. WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, OKLAHOMA, FINAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, N.P., 1943 |
Restricted |
N |
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