Tahlequah Armory - Tahlequah, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 54.771 W 094° 58.160
15S E 322302 N 3976073
Built in 1937 by the WPA, this armory is currently a Municipal Center for the City of Tahlequah.
Waymark Code: WMQECJ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2016
Views: 1
Designed by Bryan W. Nolan, this WPA-constructed armory was completed in 1937 at a cost of approximately $32,000. It consists of a one-story administrative wing, and a large barrel-roofed drill hall. The armory is built of uncoursed, squared white and tan polychromatic sandstone in a castle-like style. The administrative entrance is located on Delaware Street, with the main entrance on Water Avenue. The building is currently occupied as a Municipal Center for the City of Tahlequah.
The administrative wing has a flat roof, with a stepped roof line and entrance which is slightly projected. The main entrance has double aluminum and glass doors, with the entrance and flanking windows having black cloth awnings. Some of the tall, narrow windows have the original steel frames and 2-over-4 and 3-over-6 panes. Some of the windows have been replaced with single fixed panes. Extensive alterations have been made to the interior, which include floor coverings, wall partitions, and sandblasting of the sandstone walls. The drill hall has been partitioned into classrooms. To repair roof leaks in the barrel-roof, the rolled asphalt surface has been shingled. The building is extensively used for municipal activities.
Street address: 10 Water Avenue Tahlequah, OK US 74464
County / Borough / Parish: Cherokee County
Year listed: 1994
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Defense
Current function: Municipal Government
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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