Burlington State Armory

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Burlington State Armory

| nrhp_type =

| image = Burlington State Armory 01.jpg

| caption = Burlington State Armory

| location = Kit Carson County, Colorado
191 14th St
Burlington, Colorado 80807

| coordinates = {{coord|39|18|08|N|102|16|05|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Colorado#USA

| architecture = Tudor Revival

| built = 1926

| added = September 20, 1984

| area =

| architect = Sidney Frazier

| refnum = 84000859

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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.{{cite web |title=Burlington State Armory |url=https://www.historycolorado.org/location/burlington-state-armory |website=historycolorado.org |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} He had designed numerous buildings in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, and Washington including the Chemistry Building at Colorado State University.{{cite web |title=Frazier, Sidney G. |url=https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2017/Architects_frazier.pdf |website=historycolorado.org |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} It is the only state armory in east-central Colorado and was used by the public for community gatherings and social events.{{cite web |title=BURLINGTON STATE ARMORY |url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-KC03 |website=sah-archipedia.org |date=16 July 2018 |publisher=Society of Architectural Historians |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} On June 4, 1951, a Burlington resident held a funeral for himself in the Armory prior to his death.{{cite news |title=Burlington Man Tired Out After His Funeral |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48656083/greeley-daily-tribune/ |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |publisher=Greeley Daily Tribune |date=June 4, 1951 |page=7}}

The two-story building was designed with Tudor Revival architecture{{cite web |title=Burlington State Armory |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84000859 |website=npgallery.nps.gov |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} 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".{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places form: Burlington State Armory |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/0d56633a-0003-45d9-bdf6-207d08d74b16 |website=npgallery.nps.gov |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.{{cite web |title=COLORADO - Kit Carson County |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CO/Kit+Carson/state.html |website=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}

Burlington State Armory

History

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