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Helena National Guard Armory

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
06001266

Architectural style
  
Art Deco

Built
  
1937 (1937)

Opened
  
1937

Added to NRHP
  
24 January 2007

Helena National Guard Armory

Location
  
511 Miller St., Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

MPS
  
New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS

The Helena National Guard Armory is a historic armory building at 511 Miller Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a single story brick and masonry structure, built in 1936-37 using Works Progress Administration funds to house the Battery G of the 206th Coastal Artillery. The building's main facade as strong Art Deco styling, with its predominantly brick facing topped by concrete courses, and a strong vertical emphasis achieved by two towers and four pilasters on a pointed-arch roofline. The building housed a variety of military companies between its opening and its closure in 1978.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It now serves as a community center.

References

Helena National Guard Armory Wikipedia