National Guard Armory – Michigan City IN

City:
Michigan City, IN

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Armories

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1939

Designer:
John P. Parrish

Marked:
Yes

Description

What is presently the Indiana Army National Guard Armory was constructed as the Michigan City Naval Armory with the assistance of Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. A plaque states the completion date as October 1939.

Source notes

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009, Table C-2 - List of WPA Projects on Military Installations under Current DoD Control, page C-223, https://denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/historic/historic-structures-districts-and-landscapes-historic-contexts-archives/report-part-4/

Plaque

Site originally submitted by Doug Logan on May 3, 2022.

Location Info


3 Lake Shore Drive
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
LaPorte County

Coordinates: 41.723415, -86.90414

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