National Register Record for SULPHUR ARMORY

Historic Name: SULPHUR ARMORY
Current Name: SULPHUR NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Address: 500 W. WYNNEWOOD AVE
City: SULPHUR            County: MURRAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: 090 ECONOMICS; SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF ITS THE SULPHUR ARMORY EXEMPLIFIES THE GOALS OF THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION IN MURRAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HELPED TO EMPLOY OUT OF WORK MEN IN THE AREA. THE USE OF NATIVE STONE AND OTHER LOCALLY-PRODUCED MATERIALS HELPED TO STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY, WHILE LOWERING PROJECT COSTS. THE ARMORY SERVED AND CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD UNIT, MAINTAINING MILITARY PREPAREDNESS IN THE AREA. THE SULPHUR ARMORY IS A SINGLE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF NATIVE STONE BETWEEN 1935 AND 1937. THE USE OF GEOMETRICAL SHAPES AND VERTICAL LINES TO BREAK THE HORIZONTAL MASSING OF THE BUILDING SUGGESTS AN ART DECO INFLUENCE ON THE DESIGN, TYPICAL OF WPA PROJECTS. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN SECTIONS. THERE IS A BARREL-ROOFED DRILL HALL. TO THE SOUTH OF THE DRILL HALL IS A FLAT-ROOFED ADMINISTRATIVE AREA. 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; ECONOMICS
Architectural Style: OTHER: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Architect: NOLEN, BRYAN - SUPERVISING ARCHITECT; WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION AND W.L. SCOTT - BUILDERS
Year Built: 1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: BROWN, OPAL HARTSELL. MURRAY COUNTY, OK: IN THE HEART OF EDEN. WICHITA FALLS, TX: NORTEX PRESS, 1977; SCOTT, W.L. "BUILIDING THE SULPHUR NATIONAL GURAD ARMORY." THE REEL CART ARMORY EDITION. HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 158TH FIELD ARTILLERY, SULPHUR, OK
Date Prepared: 3/10/93