Property Name:WATONGA ARMORY
Resource Name:WATONGA NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Address: 301 WEST MAIN
City: WATONGA
Vicinity: No Data
County: Blaine
Lot: 1 -3
Block: 68
Plate Name: WATONGA CITY
Section: 19
Township: 16N
Range: 11W
Restype: Building
Historic Function: Arms Storage
Current Function: Arms Storage
Area of Significance 1: Military
Area of Significance 2: Architecture
Description of Significance: LISTED IN THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER, MAY 20, 1994. SIGNIFICANT IN THE AREA OF WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS IN WATONGA, IN MILITARY CONTEXT IT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD UNIT.
Document 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;
Name Preparer: DIANNA EVERETT
Survey Provider: YES
Project Name: WPA
Date Prepared: JANUARY 15, 1993
Photograph: Yes
Year: 1993
Arch build: WPA, BUILDER; BRYAN W. NOLEN, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT
Year Built: 1937
Original Site: Yes
Date Moved: No Data
From Where: No Data
Accessible: Yes
Arch Style: 80
Other Arch Style: None
Foundation Material: Concrete
Roof Type: Flat; Barrel-Shaped
Roof Material: Asphalt
Wall material 1: Brick
Wall material 2: Concrete
Window Type: FIXED
Window Material: Metal
Door Type: GLAZED SLAB
Door Material: Metal
External Features: TWO-STORY. SLIGHTLY CASTELATED PARAPET. ENTRANCE BAY IS OF A STEPPED PARAPET
Internal Features: No Data
Des Detail: SOPHISTICATED AND COMPLICATED DECORATIVE BRICKWORK
Condition: Good (very well maintained)
Description of Resource: None
Comments: 20 DOCUMENTATION SOURCES (CON'T): "INDEX TO REFERENCE CARDS FOR THE WPA FILES, 1935 - 1942.", WPA, 1942, MICRO T-935, REEL 54.; WATONGA REPUBLICAN: 6/20/1935, 2/4/1937.
Placement: None
Listed on National Registry?: Yes
National Register Entry: 05/20/1994
Continuation: None
Date Updated: 2009-04-15 00:00:00.000
Latitude: 35.84441
Long: -98.41557
UTM Zone: Easting: None
Northing: None
Year Closed: None
