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Houston Light Guard Armory

Houston, Harris County

Marker Text

Designed by noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, the armory was constructed in 1925 to replace an 1892 building that had become obsolete. Finn detailed the building to suggest a Late Renaissance period Neo-Gothic English masonry, represented by the alternating bands of brick and stone and elaborate relief panels above the arched entrance. The building has been owned by the Houston Light Guard, the State of Texas, and the Houston Community College. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992

Marker Details

Address 3816 Caroline St.
Location Description Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, NW corner of Caroline and Truxillo streets. Marker is at north entrance facing Alabama St.
Marker # 10697
Dedicated 1992
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code buildings; design and construction; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); military topics
Latitude, Longitude 29.736147, -95.377952

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