Marianna City Hall

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Marianna National Guard Armory
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Location45 W. Mississippi St., Marianna, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′22″N90°45′32″W / 34.77278°N 90.75889°W / 34.77278; -90.75889 Coordinates: 34°46′22″N90°45′32″W / 34.77278°N 90.75889°W / 34.77278; -90.75889
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Built byWalter M. Vernon
ArchitectDurward F. Kyle;
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference # 06001267 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007

Marianna City Hall is located in the former Marianna National Guard Armory at 45 West Mississippi Street in Marianna, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, with restrained Art Deco styling. It was designed by Durward F. Kyle, and built in 1929 with funding from the city and the state's Military Department, to house the regimental headquarters of the 206th Coastal Artillery Regiment. Over the following decades it was home to a number of Arkansas National Guard units, which moved to new facilities in 1980. The building was adapted in 1987 for use as city hall, and as a senior center. [2]

Marianna, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 4,115, and by 2017 the population had dropped to an estimated 3,571.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Marianna City Hall" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-01.