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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
Block
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
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
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