Helena National Guard Armory
Appearance
Helena National Guard Armory | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 511 Miller St., Helena-West Helena, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°31′53″N 90°35′19″W / 34.53139°N 90.58861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Works Progress Administration |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06001266[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
The Helena National Guard Armory is a historic armory building at 511 Miller Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick-and-masonry structure, built in 1936–37 using Works Progress Administration funds to house the Battery G of the 206th Coastal Artillery. The building's main facade as strong Art Deco styling, with its predominantly brick facing topped by concrete courses, and a strong vertical emphasis achieved by two towers and four pilasters on a pointed-arch roofline. The building housed a variety of military companies between its opening and its closure in 1978.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It now serves as a community center.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Helena National Guard Armory". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
Categories:
- Art Deco architecture in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures completed in 1937
- Buildings and structures in Phillips County, Arkansas
- Armories in Arkansas
- Armories on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Phillips County, Arkansas
- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Lower Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs