This building was built in 1912 on the site of a former armory, built in 1854, that had been destroyed by fire.
The old building was in the Greek Revival style, like Apponaug's other early civic buildings.
Designed by prolific Rhode Island architects William R. Walker & Son, the new building was designed in what was at the time called "a castellated style".
The building was occupied for armory purposes until 1977, when the last member of the Kentish Guard died.
At that time the building was deeded to the city, which rented the building to the Warwick Museum, now the Warwick Museum of Art, which has remained there ever since.

Formerly mounted on the building's facade were two cannons which dated back to the American Revolution.
They went missing in 1972, and they have never been found.
Taking their place are two wooden replicas.
This building was built in 1912 on the site of a former armory, built in 1854, that had been destroyed by fire. The old building was in the Greek Revival style, like Apponaug's other early civic buildings. Designed by prolific Rhode Island architects William R. Walker & Son, the new building was designed in what was at the time called "a castellated style". The building was occupied for armory purposes until 1977, when the last member of the Kentish Guard died. At that time the building was deeded to the city, which rented the building to the Warwick Museum, now the Warwick Museum of Art, which has remained there ever since.
Formerly mounted on the building's facade were two cannons which dated back to the American Revolution. They went missing in 1972, and they have never been found. Taking their place are two wooden replicas.
Warwick Civic Center Historic District