The National Guard Armory is a historic National Guard Armory located at Columbia, Missouri. It was built about 1940, as a Works Progress Administration project. The rectangular, reinforced concrete, Art Deco building sits on the north side of downtown Columbia.[2] Today the building is owned by the city and used as a youth recreation center.
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| Location | 701 E. Ash St., Columbia, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′14″N 92°19′45″W / 38.95389°N 92.32917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | Deering, Robert B.; Clark, Dave (WPA) |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000197[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert P. Wiegers and Steven E. Mitchell (February 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia National Guard Armory" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.