Columbia National Guard Armory Explained

Columbia National Guard Armory
Coordinates:38.9539°N -92.3292°W
Architect:Deering, Robert B.; Clark, Dave (WPA)
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:March 25, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000197

The National Guard Armory is a historic National Guard Armory located at Columbia, Missouri. It was built about 1940, as a Works Progress Administration project. The rectangular, reinforced concrete, Art Deco building sits on the north side of downtown Columbia.[1] Today the building is owned by the city and used as a youth recreation center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia National Guard Armory. 2016-09-01. Robert P. Wiegers and Steven E. Mitchell. PDF. February 1993. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.