Houston Light Guard Armory
N 29° 44.169 W 095° 22.677
15R E 270014 N 3291917
The state historic marker for the former Houston Light Guard Armory in east Houston
Waymark Code: WMVDJZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2017
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The former Houston Light Guard Armory is located at 3816 Caroline Street in east Houston.
This waymarked plaque is one of two historic markers on this building, and is located on the north side of the building at the ground-level entrance.
In 2017 the Houston Light Guard Armory building has been repurposed as the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum.
Marker Number: 10697
Marker Text:
Designed by noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, the Armory was constructed in 1925 to replace an 1892 building that had become obsolete. Finn detailed the building to suggest a late renaissance period neo-Gothic English masonry; represented by the alternating bands of brick and stone and elaborate relief panels above the arched entrance. The building has been owned by the Houston Light Guard, the State of Texas, and the Houston Community College.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992
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