National Register Record for GUTHRIE ARMORY

Historic Name: GUTHRIE ARMORY
Current Name: GUTHRIE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Address: 720 EAST LOGAN
City: GUTHRIE            County: LOGAN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE GUTHRIE ARMORY IS THE LARGEST OF THE NINE REMAINING WPA-BUILT PROJECTS IN GUTHRIE. THE ARMORY WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1935 AND 1935 AND BROUGHT $47,000 INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE GUTHRIE ARMORY IS A SINGLE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING WITH A ROUGH CUT SANDSTONE VENEER. THOUGH THE MASSING IS STRONGLY HORIZONTAL, SEVERAL ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS GIVE THE BUILDING A VERTICAL EMPHASIS AND SUGGEST A VERNACULAR ART DECO INFLUENCE: RECESSED STONEWORK INCISIONS IN THE FRONT FACADE, PROJECTING PILASTERS, AND TALL, VERTICAL METAL-FRAMED WINDOWS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1994.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE
Current Function: DEFENSE: ARMS STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: MILITARY
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: OTHER: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Architect: NOLEN, BRYAN W. - SUPERVISING ARCHITECT; WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION - BUILDER
Year Built: 1935            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None