WESTERLY – The Westerly Armory will be “saved” by volunteer employees of Hampton Hotels, part of the Hilton brand, the company announced on Dec. 3 ahead of Sunday’s International Volunteer Day.
The Westerly Armory was selected for refurbishment in an online, public voting which took place over the past five weeks and had 60,000 participants. Two other Rhode Island landmarks were nominated: the Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown and the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport.
The Hampton Hotels’ Save-A-Landmark program has preserved 55 historic sites in 45 states and three countries since its inception in 2000, it said in a news release.
“In 2011, we will fulfill our goal to refurbish at least one landmark in each of our nation’s 50 states, a true testament to the hard work and ongoing restoration commitment of our hotel team members and volunteers,” said Judy Christa-Cathey, vice president of global brand marketing for Hampton Hotels.
The other four landmarks to benefit from the program in 2011 are:
John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, Del. Kilauea Lighthouse in Kilauea, Hawaii The Romance Theatre in Rexburg, Idaho Children’s Museum of Bozeman in Bozeman, Mont.The Westerly Armory was the first armory to be recognized by the State Preservation Commission. It houses local community and military memorabilia and is the site of the oldest active civic band in the nation, Hampton Hotels said, while noting that it is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Save America’s Treasures site.
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