Olympia Armory

	Olympia Armory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	511 Granby Ln.; Olympia, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°58′34″N 81°1′40″W / 33.97611°N 81.02778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936-1937
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	Art Deco and Moderne
NRHP reference No.	94001571
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1995

Olympia Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Olympia, near Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.

History

The armory was built in 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a barrel-vaulted roof and stepped parapeted end walls. The building displays Art Deco and Moderne design influences. It was used as a school gymnasium.^[2]^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

The Columbia Armory currently houses the headquarters of the South Carolina State Guard.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ John T. Blake (April 1994). "Olympia Armory" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
^ "Olympia Armory, Richland County (511 Granby Ln., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[scinv-2] John T. Blake (April 1994). "Olympia Armory" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

[scdah-3] "Olympia Armory, Richland County (511 Granby Ln., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

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