Olympia Armory
Olympia Armory is located in South Carolina
Olympia Armory
Olympia Armory is located in the United States
Olympia Armory
Location511 Granby Ln.
Olympia, South Carolina
Coordinates33°58′34″N 81°1′40″W / 33.97611°N 81.02778°W / 33.97611; -81.02778
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)-1937
Built byWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleArt Deco and Moderne
NRHP reference No.94001571[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1995

Olympia Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Olympia, near Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.

History

The armory was built in 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a barrel-vaulted roof and stepped parapeted end walls. The building displays Art Deco and Moderne design influences. It was used as a school gymnasium.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

The Columbia Armory currently houses the headquarters of the South Carolina State Guard.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ John T. Blake (April 1994). "Olympia Armory" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Olympia Armory, Richland County (511 Granby Ln., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.


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