National Register Record for WETUMKA ARMORY

Historic Name: WETUMKA ARMORY
Current Name: None
Address: ST LOUIS & WETUMKA STREETS
City: WETUMKA            County: HUGHES
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE WETUMKA ARMORY, BUILT IN 1936, IS UNIQUE IN THE AREA FOR ITS EXTERIOR CLADDING THAT IS A COMBINATION OF BRICK AND STONE. LIKE OTHER WPA ARMORIES IN THE AREA, THE WETUMKA ARMORY WAS BUILT IN AN ART DECO-LIKE STYLE. IN THIS BUILDING THE VERTICAL ELEMENTS ARE DONE IN STONE, WITH THE MAIN FACADE BEING RED BRICK. THERE ARE IMPRESSIVE PARAPETS, DECORATIVE QUOINS, AND PILASTERS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BUILDING HELPED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED OIL FIELD WORKERS DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE: ARMORY
Current Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE: ARMORY
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: MILITARY
Architectural Style: WPA DECO
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1988