National Register Record for TISHOMINGO ARMORY

Historic Name: TISHOMINGO ARMORY
Current Name: TISHOMINGO NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Address: 500 EAST 24TH
City: TISHOMINGO            County: JOHNSTON
Section: 9, SE4           Township: 4S           Range: 6E          
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.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE
Current Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: MILITARY
Architectural Style: OTHER: WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE
Architect: NOLEN, BRYAN, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT / WPA , BUILDER
Year Built: 1935-1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FOR OKLAHOMA, 7/1/1935 - 3/1/1937, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA: WPA, 1937; DEED 68552, 9/5/1935, DEED BOOK 46, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, JOHNSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TISHOMINGO, OKLAHOMA; THE WAGONER TRIBUNE,11/1935;
Date Prepared: 5/30/1993