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| ID Number |
98000734 |
| Historic Name |
OKEMAH ARMORY |
| Description of Significance |
THE OKEMAH ARMORY WAS A 1935-1937 PROJECT OF THE WPA IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY. THE BUILDING IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WPA STYLE ARCHITECTURE AND SERVED TO CREATE JOBS FOR LOCAL MEN BESIDES PROVIDING A DRILL SPACE AND STORAGE FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD. THE ARMORY IS A SINGLE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING WITH A NATIVE STONE VENEER. THE DRILL AREA HAS A BARREL ROOF AND OFFICES ARE HOUSED IN A FLAT ROOF AREA OF THE BUILDING. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 6/26/1998. NOMINATION UPDATED, 6/21/2022. |
| Current Name |
OKEMAH NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY |
| Address |
405 NORTH 6TH |
| City |
OKEMAH |
| County |
OKFUSKEE |
| Lot |
1 - 12 |
| Block |
13 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE |
| Current Function |
TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED (VEHICULAR) |
| Area Signficance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
MILITARY |
| Date Prepared |
3/6/1998 |
| Year Built |
1937 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
NOLEN, BRYAN W. - SUPERVISING ARCHITECT ; WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION - BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
OTHER: WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT; TAR AND GRAVEL |
| Wall Material |
STONE: SANDSTONE |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
DOCUMENTATION SOURCES: (CONT) OKEMAH REMEMBERED - A BRIEF HISTORY OF OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA, 1989; JILL MARSH, DUNCAN ARMORY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOMINATION, OKLAHOMA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, 1996. |
| Restricted |
N |
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