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The Hampton National Guard Armory, built in 1936 with federal funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), is one of only two extant armories in Hampton Roads that dates from before World War II, and the only one that remains largely unaltered. The Moderne-style building is also among a small group of surviving WPA-funded armories still standing in Virginia. The armory was home for Battery D, 111th Field Artillery, whose commander, Captain H. Clark Thompson, championed its construction. Constructed of brick, the armory features 13-inch-thick load-bearing walls. The Hampton National Guard Armory served as a social gathering place and musical venue in addition to its military function. During an era of racial segregation, the building was used by both the African American and white communities for separate events.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
