- City:
- Lexington, KY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Armories
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1941
- Designer:
- Weber & Weber
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The WPA built the National Guard Armory in Lexington in 1941. Strong horizontal lines define the 2nd floor, front façade. The design is almost identical to that of the Richmond, Kentucky WPA armory. It is now a police fitness center and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Source notes
National Register of Historic Places entrySite originally submitted by Charles Swaney on March 27, 2015.
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