- City:
- Hiawatha, KS
- Site Type:
- Armories, Military and Public Safety
- New Deal Agency:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The striking PWA Moderne-style National Guard Armory in Hiawatha, Kansas was constructed in 1938 by the Works progress Administration (WPA). The armory is still in service. The building bears two plaques, dating construction to 1938 to 1939.
Source notes
https://www.kshs.org/natreg/natreg_listings/view/1015
National Register of Historic Places documentation: https://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Brown_HiawathaNationalGuardAmoryNR.pdf
"Lasting Impressions," https://www.newspressnow.com/news/lasting-impressions/article_cfa39500-4190-5554-918c-858339f11b55.html (accessed Apr. 10, 2022)
Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on April 10, 2022.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.
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