The Armory Building

Location:

Monroe and Second Streets
Springfield, IL 62706

Constructed: 1937

Square footage: 314,680

Architects:

C. Herrick Hammond
Hubert Burnam

About the Armory Building

North of the State Capitol on Monroe Street is the Armory Building, which replaced the State Arsenal that burned in 1934. The structure is a good example of Art-Deco architecture, typical of the late 1920s and 1930s. The offices surround a large auditorium with a seating capacity of 6,000, which has been the site of inauguration ceremonies for state officials in the past.