| Marker Number |
10697 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010697 |
| Marker Title |
Houston Light Guard Armory |
| Index Entry |
Houston Light Guard Armory |
| Address |
3816 Caroline St. |
| City |
Houston |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
270014 |
| UTM Northing |
3291917 |
| Subject Codes |
buildings; design and construction; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); military topics |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, NW corner of Caroline and Truxillo streets. Marker is at north entrance facing Alabama St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| 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 |
