Burlington State Armory | |
Location |
Kit Carson County, Colorado 191 14th St Burlington, Colorado 80807 |
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Coordinates | 39°18′08″N 102°16′05″W / 39.30222°N 102.26806°W |
Built | 1926 |
Architect | Sidney Frazier |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84000859 |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1984 |
Burlington State Armory is a historic building located at 191 14th St. in Burlington, Colorado.
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]