Hampton National Guard Armory
Hampton National Guard Armory | |
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| Location | 504 N. King St., Hampton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°1′53″N 76°20′43″W / 37.03139°N 76.34528°WCoordinates: 37°1′53″N 76°20′43″W / 37.03139°N 76.34528°W |
| Area | 1.26 acres (0.51 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000798[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2016 |
The Hampton National Guard Armory is a history military facility at 504 North King Street in Hampton, Virginia. A large brick building with Moderne styling, it was built in 1936 with funding support from the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, and is one of the few surviving armories built in the inter-war period in coastal Virginia. It originally housed Battery D of the 111th Field Artillery, and was used as a community meeting space for dances and other social events.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Hampton National Guard Armory" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
Categories:
- Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Moderne architecture in Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1936
- Buildings and structures in Hampton, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Hampton, Virginia
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs