- City:
- Union City, TN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Community Centers, Armories
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1941
- Designer:
- Marr and Holman
Description
The Union City Armory was undertaken in Union City, Tennessee during the Great Depression with the assistance of the Public Works Administration (PWA). The rare PWA funded Armory was constructed in “restrained Art Deco” (Van West, p. 87) style for a total cost of $30,000.
The armory fulfilled both military and local community functions, serving as the base of Company K, 117th Infantry Regiment of the National Guard during World War II as well as hosting community events. The armory became private property in 1980.
Source notes
Snyder, H. P. (26 February 1940). Legislation 'Bait' has produced good results for National Guard. Kingsport Times, p. 8. McIntyre, J. M., Corouthers, K., & Van West, C. (1998). Nomination form National Register of Historic Places, Union City. US Department of the Interior, National Parks Service. Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.Site originally submitted by Susan C. Allen on December 16, 2014.
Site Details
| Total Cost |
|---|
| $30,000.00 |
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