National Guard Armory
National Register of Historic Places

National Guard Armory

Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
Listed
May 28, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000579

About this property

The former National Guard Armory of Batesville, Arkansas, is located at 380 South Ninth Street. Built in 1936, it is a large and imposing sandstone structure with Gothic Revival and Art Deco features. It was designed by Peter Blaauw, a Dutch architect from Sulphur Rock, and built with funding from the Works Progress Administration.

Location

380 S. Ninth St.
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
35.77272, -91.64380

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 98000579. It was listed on May 28, 1998.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Morrow Hall
Civil War
0 mi
Bartlett-Kirk House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Batesville (Independence County)
1862Civil War
0.3 mi
Engagement at Batesville (White River gunboat operations 1862)
1862Civil War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Batesville (1864 — guerrilla suppression)
1864Civil War
0.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was National Guard Armory listed on the National Register?

National Guard Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1998.

What type of historic resource is National Guard Armory?

National Guard Armory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for National Guard Armory?

The period of significance for National Guard Armory is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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