Built in 1936 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Hughes County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1936, Art Deco architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Holdenville Armory between 1996 and 2020, burning about 11,222 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | REALITY |
| 28 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | 3 CAR SALVAGE |
| 21 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okmulgee Field Office | TIGER |
| 2 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DEAD COYOTE |
| 2 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.1 acres | Wewoka Agency | ROCKIN M |
| 15 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | KEYSTONE |
| 8 February 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DEER STAND |
| 23 February 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 153 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 906DENVILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holdenville, the town this property stands in, in 101 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 51 thunderstorm wind, 37 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Lightning | Holdenville | $100,000 | Lightning struck and set fire to a brick home, destroying the house and its contents. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $75,000 | Widespread wind damage occurred throughout the community of Holdenville. The most significant damage occurred in the vicinity of Stroup Park, where numerous large (24-36+ inch diameter) trees were snapped or uprooted along with numerous large limbs blown down. Multiple power poles were blown down and a few homes had minor roof damage on the north side of the community as well. Additional power poles were snapped near the base further south, near the intersection of East 5th Avenue and Hinckley Street. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $50,000 | Relayed images showing light roof damage to a home, trees blown down and a metal barn destroyed. Event time is estimated from radar observations and a severe wind gust from the nearby Holdenville Mesonet. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Holdenville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $40,000 | One large metal roof was blown off a building in downtown Holdenville with widespread tree damage also reported. Monetary damages are estimated. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Holdenville | $30,000 | Numerous roads impassable due to flooding. One high water rescue with a stalled car. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $30,000 | Holdenville fire department reported trees downed with damage to homes. Monetary damage estimated. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $30,000 | Damage was sustained to roofs, trees, and power poles on Eastern Hills Road. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $30,000 | An RV was blown over at Lake Holdenville, which is 5 miles southeast of Holdenville. In addition, trees and power poles were downed, and numerous house roofs sustained minor structural damage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $15,000 | A roof was blown off of the Masonic lodge. A few signs were destroyed. Significant tree damage was also observed. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $7,500 | Shingles were blown off several homes. Many trees were also damaged. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $5,000 | Winds caused roof damage. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Holdenville | $5,000 | A few trees were damaged and there was some roof damage to some homes and businesses as a small tornado moved northeast across the south and east side of Holdenville. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $5,000 | A few large tree limbs were downed along Highway 48. Nickel-size hail was also reported at this location. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $5,000 | A roof was blown off of a house. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Oklahoma during the evening of the 25th and continued into central Oklahoma into the early morning hours of the 26th. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Lookout in Woods County. Severe thunderstorm winds were measured at 63 mph at the Oklahoma Mesonet site three miles southeast of Breckenridge in Garfield County. Severe thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph blew down a six-inch tree two miles northwest of Gibbon in Grant County. In Ponca City in Kay County, winds blew a metal storage shed into the road and felled a tree onto a street. In Noble County in Perry a two-foot tree was felled, and in Oklahoma County in Edmond power lines were downed, knocking out power to 2,000 people. In Hughes County in Holdenville, trees and roofs were damaged by severe winds and at least one county road was blocked by a fallen tree. Lightning from the thunderstorms struck a chimney in Ponca City in Kay County, causing it to explode. No fire was started, and the damage was estimated at $4000. In Payne County in Stillwater lightning struck and ignited a wood frame home, resulting in $20,000 damage. In Coyle in Logan County lightning struck and set fire to a church steeple. The church, built in 1902, burned to the ground. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $4,000 | Two barns were destroyed. |
| June 1999 | Lightning | Holdenville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $2,000 | Powerlines downed. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $2,000 | Winds caused significant tree damage, knocked out a power pole, and destroyed a shed. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $1,000 | A few trees were uprooted. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $500 | A power pole was downed. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $500 | Trees were downed on Highway 48, on the north side of town. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $100 | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph uprooted trees and caused extensive limb damage. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Holdenville | - | The location is approximate. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Small tree limbs were blown down. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Holdenville (HOLD) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | A relayed image shows a tree blown down at Holdenville Lake. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Holdenville | - | Relayed image. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Holdenville (HOLD) Mesonet observation. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Damage was observed near and north of the Davis Correctional facility west of Holdenville. A storage trailer was blown into a house near the intersection of E1330 and N3690 Road. Trees and power poles were also damaged in the area. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Holdenville | - | Six to eight inches of water crossing the roads in town at several locations. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Holdenville | - | Email report with photo. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | No damage was reported. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Holdenville | - | Many streets in town were flooded. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Holdenville | - | A tornado was observed approximately 2 miles north of Holdenville. No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Trees and tree limbs downed. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Holdenville | - | Several inches of water over area roads with drainage ditches flowing into streets and yards. No damage was reported. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Approximately 15-20 structures sustained damage. Several 60-foot transmission power poles were broken approximately 30 feet above the ground. Several homes also sustained damage from wind blown quarter- to golf ball-size hail. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Holdenville | - | Quarter- to golf ball-size hail drifted six to eight inches deep. The hail was still on the ground the next morning. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Holdenville | - | The total rainfall accumulation was 3.53 inches. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Holdenville | - | The hail was reported on Highway 48. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Holdenville | - | Highway 48 and numerous other city streets in town were flooded and closed. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Holdenville | - | Hail was reported in downtown Holdenville. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Holdenville | - | Hail was reported covering the ground. |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Holdenville | - | Rainfall totals of 2 to 3.5 inches in the Holdenville area flooded some streets in the city during the late morning hours of January 3. |
| March 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Holdenville | - | A brief tornado was videoed by storm chasers in open country. No known damage. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | Thunderstorms in north-central and central Oklahoma late on the 1st and during the early morning hours on the 2nd produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines in Billings, ripped the doors off a barn 2 miles east of Agra and downed trees in Holdenville. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holdenville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Turner House | 0.7 miles | 1983 | |
 | Holdenville City Hall | 1.0 miles | 1981 |
| Spaulding School Gymnasium-Auditorium | 6.1 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001386 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hughes County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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