Burlington State Armory
Burlington State Armory
Burlington State Armory is located in Colorado
Burlington State Armory
Burlington State Armory is located in the United States
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. 16 July 2018. 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.
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