Burlington State Armory

Coordinates: 39°18′08″N 102°16′05″W / 39.30222°N 102.26806°W / 39.30222; -102.26806
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Burlington State Armory
Burlington State Armory
Burlington State Armory is located in Colorado
Burlington State Armory
LocationKit Carson County, Colorado
191 14th St
Burlington, Colorado 80807
Coordinates39°18′08″N 102°16′05″W / 39.30222°N 102.26806°W / 39.30222; -102.26806
Built1926
ArchitectSidney Frazier
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.84000859
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1984

Burlington State Armory is a historic building located at 191 14th St. in Burlington, Colorado.

History

The Burlington State Armory was constructed by National Guard captain Sidney Frazier in 1926.[1] He had designed numerous buildings in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, and Washington including the Chemistry Building at Colorado State University.[2] It is the only state armory in east-central Colorado and was used by the public for community gatherings and social events.[3] On June 4, 1951, a Burlington resident held a funeral for himself in the Armory prior to his death.[4]

The two-story building was designed with Tudor Revival architecture[5] and contains similar features to other armories of the time, which included "a battlement roofline, a central pavilion with twin polygonal towers flanking the entrance, and a massive central doorway."[6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Burlington State Armory". historycolorado.org. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Frazier, Sidney G." (PDF). historycolorado.org. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "BURLINGTON STATE ARMORY". sah-archipedia.org. Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Burlington Man Tired Out After His Funeral". Greeley Daily Tribune. June 4, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Burlington State Armory". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "National Register of Historic Places form: Burlington State Armory". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "COLORADO - Kit Carson County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.