The Nickell Memorial Armory is a

Kansas National Guard The Kansas National Guard, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Kansas. It comprises both the Kansas Army National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard. The Governor of Kansas is Commander-in-Chief of the Ka ...

armory, located at 2722 SW Topeka Blvd.,

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...

66611. It is bounded on the north by 27th Street, on the east by Kansas Avenue and on the west by Topeka Avenue (US 75 highway). On the south is a public baseball complex and an area with retail shops that fronts 29th Street. The armory is more than east to west and is almost as wide north to south. The armory is named for Lieutenant General Joe Nickell, the

Adjutant General of Kansas The Adjutant General of Kansas is the highest-ranking military official in the State of Kansas and is subordinate to the Governor of Kansas. The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor's Cabinet and advises the Governor on military and emerge ...

from April 21, 1950, to December 31, 1972. At present, the armory has a staff of between 20 and 49 persons. It contains the Adjutant General's Public Affairs Office and is known as the Kansas State Defense Complex. The armory has approximately fifteen larger buildings and a number of small buildings. A large gymnasium fronts Topeka Avenue. The armory contains much military equipment and supplies used by Kansas National Guard units. Since Nickell Memorial Armory is a military installation, access points to it are controlled. The armory is surrounded by a tall fence. The only public entrance is on its southeast corner, on Kansas Avenue, where the headquarters building of the armory is located.Wikimapia website; Kansas Adjutant General's Department website.

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