National Guard Armory
National Register of Historic Places

National Guard Armory

Mena, Polk County, Arkansas
Listed
June 4, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
91000682

About this property

The National Guard Armory is a history armory building at DeQueen and Maple Streets in Mena, Arkansas. It is a large single-story Art Deco building, fashioned out of fieldstone and concrete in 1931. It is the best example in Mena of a stone building style more typically found in the more mountainous surrounding areas. It was designed by Derwood F. Kyle of Pine Bluff, and was from the start designed to include community meeting spaces, a function the building continues to perform. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

Mena, Polk County, Arkansas
34.58427, -94.23817

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was National Guard Armory listed on the National Register?

National Guard Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1991.

What type of historic resource is National Guard Armory?

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

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The period of significance for National Guard Armory is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1931.

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