Property Name:TAHLEQUAH ARMORY
Resource Name:TAHLEQUAH ARMORY
Address: 100 WATER AVENUE
City: TAHLEQUAH
Vicinity: No Data
County: Cherokee
Lot: No Data
Block: No Data
Plate Name: No Data
Section: No Data
Township: No Data
Range: No Data
Restype: Building
Historic Function: Defense
Current Function: Religion
Area of Significance 1: Military
Area of Significance 2: Architecture
Description of Significance: THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARMORIES CONSTITUTED A MAJOR SHARE OF WPA CONSTRUCTIONS IN OKLAHOMA, ESPECIALLY IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF THE AGENCY. THE 80,000 MAN HOURS THAT WERE SPENT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BILDING
Document Source: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
Name Preparer: DR. MARY JANE WARDE
Survey Provider: YES
Project Name: WPA FILES ALSO
Date Prepared: 5-31-93
Photograph: Yes
Year: No Data
Arch build: BRYAN NOLEN, SUPERVISING ARCHITECT; WORKS IN PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, BUILDER
Year Built: None
Original Site: Yes
Date Moved: No Data
From Where: No Data
Accessible: Yes
Arch Style: 0
Other Arch Style: Not Applicable
Foundation Material: Concrete
Roof Type: Barrel,
Roof Material: Asphalt
Wall material 1: Stone
Wall material 2: No Data
Window Type: HOPPER
Window Material: Metal
Door Type: 99 UNCOLLECTED
Door Material: Metal
External Features: SINGLE STORY, TWO MAIN PARTS, GARAGE DOORS ARE LOCATED ON THE NORTH FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING
Internal Features: CONCRETE FLOOR, BUILDING BISECTED BY A CENTRAL HALLWAY LEADING FROM THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE. WALLS ARE NATURAL ROUGH-CUT SANDSTONE. THE DOORS ARE WOOD PANEL. THE DRILL HALL HAS AN ELEVATED STAGE AT THE NORTHEAST END
Des Detail: SHORT PEDIMENT-TOPPED PILASTERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE ENHANCE THE STEPPED APPEAREANCE AND SUGGEST AN ART DECO INFLUENCE
Condition: Good (very well maintained)
Description of Resource: 1 STORY STONE
Comments: Placement: None
Listed on National Registry?: Yes
National Register Entry: 94000488
Continuation: Date Updated: 2013-10-15 11:43:30.000
Latitude: 35.91292
Long: -94.96961
UTM Zone: Easting: None
Northing: None
Year Closed: None
