National Register Record for ANADARKO ARMORY

Historic Name: ANADARKO ARMORY
Current Name: None
Address: 700 WEST OKLAHOMA STREET
City: ANADARKO            County: CADDO
Section: 16           Township: 7N           Range: 10W          
Description of significance: AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A DEPRESSION-ERA PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, THE ANADARKO ARMORY IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD AND THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1935 AND 1937, THE ARMORY WAS CONSTRUCTED OF LOCALLY MANUFACTURED BRICKS AND PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED EMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 5/20/94.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: ARMS STORAGE
Current Function: ARMS STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: ECONOMICS
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: WPA STANDARDIZED
Architect: BRYAN W. NOLEN, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT; WPA, BUILDER
Year Built: 1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: "ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPA FOR OKLAHOMA, JULY 1, 1935- MARCH 1, 1937", WPA, 1937; BAIRD, W.DAVID, "FINAL REPORT: WPA STRUCTURES THEMATIC SURVEY (PHASE III)", 1987; "HISTORICAL ANNUAL: NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, 1938", 1938;
Date Prepared: JANUARY 15, 1993