GerryM Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Location: 3816 Caroline, Houston Houston Light Guard Armory & Club Designed by noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, the armory was constructed in 1925 to replace an 1892 building that had become obsolute. Finn detailed the building to suggest a late renaissance period neo-gothic English masonry. The old Light Guard Armory building at 2816 Caroline (near Alabama, behind HCC) has been empty and slowly sagging into disrepair for years, but now it's in the process of being rehabbed to house the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. Work has already started! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 This is GREAT news. That is such a cool old building and I hated seeing it go to ruin over the years. Plus, this will be a much more visible spot for the Buffalo Soldiers Museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 It has looked that way (fence, sign) for the longest time and sat for a long time with no work, even after the announcement a year or two ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryM Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) Notice in photo 2 -- there's a porta-potty stationed by the open side door on the right, the chain link gate is open and several of the window boards and balcony doors had been opened, presumably to let in light and air. In photo 1, the front door is open as well. There were a few workers walking around, though they weren't wearing hardhats and it wasn't obvious what they were doing.It has looked that way (fence, sign) for the longest time and sat for a long time with no work, even after the announcement a year or two ago. Edited May 4, 2011 by GerryM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryM Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 My wife and I biked past the Armory this weekend, and its rehab shows some good progress. The windows along the southeast corner are already repaired, and scaffolding has gone up on that part of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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