Armory (former) – Cherokee OK

City:
Cherokee, OK

Site Type:
Armories, Military and Public Safety

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

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the old state armory in Cherokee, Oklahoma. The structure, which cost $45,325.38 to build, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Source notes

"$330,060 Has Been Spent In Alfalfa County On WPA," The Cherokee Republican, May 28, 1937 (pg. 8): https://www.newspapers.com/image/789445313/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 4, 2023.

Location Info


118 E 2nd St.
Cherokee, OK 73728

Coordinates: 36.756585, -98.356126

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