NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name The Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory other names/site number N/A_____________________________________________ 2. Location street & number Ravburn Avenue_______________________ not for publication N/A city or town Guntersville_________________________ vicinity N/A state Alabama code AL county Marshall code 095 zip code 35976 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally statewide X locally. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) 1/7 > » —— ——— ———— ——— Signature of certifying official Date Alabama Historical Commission (State Historic Preservation Office)_______________________ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (_ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification hereby cej#fy that this property is: 'entered in the National Register [ ] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined eligible for the National Register [ ]See continuation sheet. [ ] determined not eligible for the National Register [ ] removed from the National Register [ ] other (explain): Signature of the Keeper Date of Action USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name The Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory County and State Marshall. Alabama Page #2 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing [ ] private [X ] building(s) 1 1 buildings [X ] public-local [ ] district 0 0 sites [ ] public-state [ ] site structures [ ] public-Federal [ ] structure objects [ ] object 1 1 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing. listed in the National Register N/A ______N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Defense____________ Sub: arms storage Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: recreation and culture Sub: education 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) WPA Moderne________________________ Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation stone________ roof asphalt________ walls limestone_____ other ___ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition on continuation sheet/s.) USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name The Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory County and State Marshall. Alabama Page #4 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 3.2 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 16 564120 3800900 3 _ ____ _____ 2 4 __ See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Linda Ford. Preservation Consultant/Christy Anderson/AHC Reviewer organization Ford Consulting/Alabama Historical Commission date May 3. 2004 street & number 26 Cherokee Hills/468 S. Perry Street telephone 205/556-5388 334/242-3184 city or town Tuscaloosa/Montgomery_______________________ state Alabama zip code 35404/36130-0900 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name The City of Guntersville street & number 341 Gunter Avenue telephone city or town Guntersville__________ state Alabama zip code 35976 USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name The Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory County and State Marshall. Alabama______________ Page #3 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. __ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. __ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ B removed from its original location. __ C a birthplace or a grave. __ D a cemetery. __ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. __ F a commemorative property. __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Politics and government______________________ Architecture_____________________________________ Period of Significance 1936-1937__________________ Significant Dates 1936______________ Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) __________ N/A Cultural Affiliation ______N/A__________________ Architect/Builder Dunson. Richmond and Newman. Captain W. D. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) Primary location of additional data: __ preliminary determination of individual listing [ ] State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested. [ ] Other state agency __ previously listed in the National Register [ ] Federal agency __ previously determined eligible by the National [ ] Local government Register [ ] University __ designated a National Historic Landmark [ ] Other __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository #______ __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # N PS Form 10-900-a OM B No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory Section 7 Page 2 County and State: Marshall, Alabama Subsequently there are two stairwells leading to the basement and second floor levels followed by an open area to be used as a gift shop. Further south, still moving clockwise, are two rooms consisting of an office and a kitchen of 120 square feet each. Little interior architectural detail articulates the sparse utilitarian armory style. Much of the original beaded board paneling is intact within this space, especially the beaded vertical board below the chair railing. Some of the beaded horizontal board above the chair rail has been replaced with a wider board. Both a wooden ceiling and floor are still in place. On the south end of the entry is the reception hall comprising 840 square feet and including a striking limestone fireplace that David Christian terms as "typical WPA and quite impressive". Casement windows pierce the west wall of this room. Inexpensive paneling dating form the seventies has covered the beaded board and a dropped ceiling has replaced the wooden one. Finally two bathrooms on the west wall, each 150 square feet finish off the entry space. Storage space exists inside the towers. A doorway on the eastern wall of the foyer opens into the drill hall consisting of over 6,500 unobstructed square feet that comprises the bulk of the armory (Newman, 2003). North and south walls have a row of casement windows that allow light into the dark interior. The room has a high ceiling with suspended steel truss work that weaves an impressive support system across the ceiling. At the east extremity of the armory stands an oversized metal door. Rooms on the second floor are accessed from stairs on the west end of the building. A simple handrail of wood and metal construction accompanies the staircase. When entering from the stairs one encounters a landing. Moving counterclockwise around the landing there is a doorway that leads into an office. The office