Property Name:SPERRY ARMORY BUILDING
Resource Name:SPERRY ARMORY BUILDING
Address: 115 N CINCINNATI AVENUE
City: SPERRY
Vicinity: None
County: Tulsa
Lot: None
Block: None
Plate Name: None
Section: 13
Township: 21N
Range: 12E
Restype: Building
Historic Function: Military Facility
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Area of Significance 1: Architecture
Area of Significance 2: Military
Description of Significance: THE SPERRY ARMORY WAS OPENED IN 1940. DURING WWII IT WAS USED A A SKATING RINK AS WELL AS FURNITURE STORE. IN THE 1970S IT WAS USED AS A MEDICAL UNIT FOR SILDIERS TO GET PHYSICALS ETC. IN THE 1980S THE ARMORY WAS USED AS A NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER UNIT. IN 1990 THE ARMORY WAS GIVEN TO THE TOWN OF SPERRY. IT CURRENTLY SERVES AS A COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE LOCAL EVENTS OCCUR. OTHER USES FOR THE BUILDING HAVE BEEN FOR SPERRY HS BASKETBALL GAMES.
Document Source: PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL INTERVIEW WITH LARRY BRIGGS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SPERRY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 10/27/2011
Name Preparer: EASTON MILLER
Survey Provider: NO
Project Name: None
Date Prepared: 10/17/3011
Photograph: Yes
Year: 2011
Arch build: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1936
Original Site: Yes
Date Moved: None
From Where: None
Accessible: Yes
Arch Style: 0
Other Arch Style: Not Applicable
Foundation Material: Concrete
Roof Type: Tar
Roof Material: 0.0
Wall material 1: Sandstone
Wall material 2: No Data
Window Type: None
Window Material: No Data
Door Type: None
Door Material: No Data
External Features: None
Internal Features: None
Des Detail: None
Condition: Good (very well maintained)
Description of Resource: None
Comments: None
Placement: None
Listed on National Registry?: No
National Register Entry: None
Continuation: None
Date Updated: 2023-09-14 17:00:20.000
Latitude: 36.29800
Long: -95.99125
UTM Zone: Easting: None
Northing: None
Year Closed: None
