Klamath County Armory (former) – Klamath Falls OR

City:
Klamath Falls, OR

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Description

"The Klamath Armory houses units of the National Guard and is used also as an auditorium for large gatherings.

The over-all dimensions of the building are 134 by 173 feet, and ti contains the drill hall 70 by 110 feet, a stage, a battery club room 22 by 52 feet, a banquet hall 22 by 52 feet, kitchen, quartermaster's supply and ordnance rooms, officers' rooms, and locker rooms.

The exterior walls are brick trimmed with cast stone. It was completed in September 1935 at a construction cost of $93,731 and a project cost of $126,238."

Source notes

C.W. Short and R. Stanley-Brown. "Public Buildings: A Survey of Architecture of Projects Constructed by Federal and Other Governmental Bodies Between the Years 1933 and 1939 with the Assistance of the Public Works Administration." (1939).

Location Info


1451 Main St.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Location notes:
Now the Klamath County Museum.

Coordinates: 42.228344, -121.77473

Site Details

Total Cost
$126,238.00

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