Olympia Armory


Olympia Armory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	511 Granby Ln., Olympia, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°58′34″N 81°1′40″W / 33.97611°N 81.02778°W / 33.97611; -81.02778Coordinates: 33°58′34″N 81°1′40″W / 33.97611°N 81.02778°W / 33.97611; -81.02778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936 (1936)-1937
Architectural style	Moderne, Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	94001571^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1995

Olympia Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Olympia, near Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built in 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The armory is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a barrel-vaulted roof and stepped parapeted end walls. The building displays Art Deco and Moderne design influences. It was used as a school gymnasium.^[2]^[3]

The Columbia Armory currently houses the headquarters of the South Carolina State Guard.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ John T. Blake (April 1994). "Olympia Armory" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
↑ "Olympia Armory, Richland County (511 Granby Ln., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.

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