Hiawatha National Guard Armory - Hiawatha, Kansas - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This armory was constructed with the help of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). Construction was begun in 1938 and completed in September 1940. The cost of the building was $123,000 with the
WPA paying $76,000. When constructed the building included include the drill floor, several garages, two supply rooms, a band practice hall, a band storage room, a naval reserve room, three dining rooms, a kitchen, basement and several offices. Even before the building was completed the community used the building for a festival. When the building was completed it was turned to the National Guard with the agreement it would be maintained by the Guard but frequently rented by the community. The armory continues to serve the Guard and the community of Hiawatha.

Street address: 108 N. 1st. St. Hiawatha, Kansas County / Borough / Parish: Brown County Year listed: 2004 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Defense, Social Current function: Defense, Social Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed 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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