Whitefish Bay National Guard Armory

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location = 1225 E. Henry Clay St.
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
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added = June 6, 2002
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governing_body = The Whitefish Bay National Guard Armory was located in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. The village board decided to buy the armory, a fortress-like building built in 1929 located on 4.5 acres at East Henry Clay Street and North Ardmore Avenue, in May 1995. After buying the property for $475,000, a number of public hearings were held on how the building should be used. In January 1998, the decision was made to raze the building, its garages and a small farmhouse for use as a park. In 1999, area resident Janice Collins began a crusade to save the farmhouse, one of the oldest buildings in the village. More recently, another resident, Janet Melamed, organized an effort to save the larger building. Several of those who spoke before the village board meeting advocated renovating a portion of the armory for use by the library.

The armory was converted into the village library for a time, while a new building was constructed. When the new building was completed, the armory was once again abandoned. The building was finally demolished in 2004.

External links

* [http://armorypark.net Armory Park]