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Wagoner Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	509 E. Cherokee St., Wagoner, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°57′36″N 95°22′15″W / 35.96000°N 95.37083°W / 35.96000; -95.37083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937-1938
Architect	Nolen, Bryan W.; WPA
Architectural style	Works Progress Administration
NRHP reference No.	94000490
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1994

The Wagoner Armory, also known as National Guard Armory, was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration in order to make jobs for unemployed workers in the area. The Oklahoma National Guard used the building since it was built, until it was abandoned along with 58 other armories in the state of Oklahoma after they were ordered to be closed in 2006 by the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

The Wagoner Armory, like many other armories, was contaminated with lead from bullets fired in their underground rifle ranges and from asbestos. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality cleaned the facility up as part of its Site Cleanup Assistance Program.

The municipal government of Wagoner, Oklahoma took over ownership on October 22, 2009.

The city is not exactly sure what their plans are for the armory but they are thinking about letting different groups use it, such as some senior citizen groups.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Ownership of Wagoner Armory Set to Be Transferred, Newson6.com, October 7, 2009 (accessed May 26, 2010).
3. "Wagoner officials not sure how to use armory," Muskogee Phoenix, November 22, 2007 (accessed May 26, 2010).

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Coweta	First Presbyterian Church of Coweta Koweta Mission Site
Okay	Jamison Cemetery Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District
Porter	Van Tuyl Homeplace
Redbird	Miller-Washington School Redbird City Hall
Tullahassee	A. J. Mason Building Tullahassee Mission Site
Wagoner	Amos Parkinson House Cobb Building Collin McKinney House First National Bank of Wagoner Frederick Parkinson House John W. Gibson House Newport Hotel and Restaurant St James Episcopal Church Wagoner Armory William McAnally House Way House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wagoner County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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• Works Progress Administration in Oklahoma
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