National Guard Armory (Batesville, Arkansas)

National Guard Armory
National Guard Armory
Location in Arkansas
National Guard Armory
Location in United States
Location 380 S. Ninth St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°46′21″N 91°38′37″W / 35.77250°N 91.64361°W / 35.77250; -91.64361Coordinates: 35°46′21″N 91°38′37″W / 35.77250°N 91.64361°W / 35.77250; -91.64361
Area less than one acre
Built 1936 (1936)
Architect Peter Blaauw
Architectural style Art Deco, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 98000579[1]
Added to NRHP May 29, 1998

The former National Guard Armory of Batesville, Arkansas, is located at 380 South Ninth Street. Built in 1936, it is a large and imposing sandstone structure with Gothic Revival and Art Deco features. It was designed by Peter Blaauw, a Dutch architect from Sulphur Rock, and built with funding from the Works Progress Administration. After the National Guard vacated the facility in 1976, it was used for storage and sat vacant until about 1998, when it was adapted for use by the Old Independence Regional Museum.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for National Guard Armory" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-08-03.


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