Wetumka Armory - Wetumka, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This armory is large in relation to many others. Measuring 198 x 117 feet, the center section has a barrel roof, with the north and south wings having a flat roof. The armory is constructed with red brick, and the use of rusticated and coursed sandstone for embellishment. It was a project of the WPA in 1936.

This one-story armory has a total of eight overhead vehicle doors. Limestone has been used in the Art Deco style as quoins, vertical frames for the pilasters, and tops the walls at the roof line on the entire building. The pedestrian entrance is decorative with the use of this sandstone and the brick. There are two metal doors flanked by large embellished side walls. The windows are metal framed casement.

The building is currently in use as there is a covered picnic area on the west side of the building with picnic tables, and vehicles were parked in the open overhead doors.

A write-up on this particular property is shown on the next to last page of the National Register nomination form (link shown below). The armory was placed on the NRHP in 1988.

Street address: 220 St. Louis Avenue Wetumka, OK US 74883 County / Borough / Parish: Hughes County Year listed: 1988 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture-Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Defense Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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