National Guard Armory (Batesville, Arkansas) Explained

National Guard Armory
Location:380 S. Ninth St., Batesville, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.7725°N -91.6436°W
Map Label:National Guard Armory
Architect:Peter Blaauw
Architecture:Art Deco, Gothic Revival
Added:May 29, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98000579

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.[1]

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

Old Independence Regional Museum

In 1998, the building was repurposed into a museum to interpret the history of Independence County, a historical county that existed in Arkansas from 1820 and originally included land from all or part of Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White, and Woodruff counties. The museum held its grand opening and dedication on September 12, 1998.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for National Guard Armory. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-08-03.
  2. Web site: Barnett . Paula . Old Independence Regional Museum . 2024-06-22 . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . en-US.