National Guard Armory (former) - Sedalia MO

City:: Sedalia, MO
Site Type:: Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Armories
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

“The Sedalia Armory is one of the few remaining WPA projects in the city, and a good example of Art-Moderne style structures, emphasizing simplified streamlined form, smoothed-faced concrete exterior walls, rounded corners and horizontal emphasis. Work began on the Armory in December of 1940 and was completed in March of 1943. Located on a six-acre lot this concrete building consists of a two-story office wing, with and 85 x 100 foot barrel roof drill hall. Two incised artillery pieces flank each side of the main entry way, which faces south onto Ninth Street. Sold to a private owner in the spring of 2004, the Armory now has a new location just west of the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.” (https://www.katydepotsedalia.com)

The WPA building now houses a private retailer.