Ellsworth Air Force Base, Group Administration & Secure Storage Building, 2372 Westover Avenue, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD
Summary
Significance: Building No. 7810, a multi-purpose building, was constructed in 1953 as part of the substantial expansion of the base during that period. This is one of the largest office buildings to be constructed at the base. It represents Ellsworth's significant growth in both size and function during the Cold War era. Ellsworth, one of the Air Force's major bomber bases at that time, served as a repository of a larger portion of the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal, and became home to a nuclear missile wing.
Survey number: HABS SD-21-W
Building/structure dates: 1953 Initial Construction
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Tags
administration buildings
storage facilities
u plan buildings
storage
cold war
blackhawk
ellsworth
ellsworth air force base
group
administration
group administration
westover
westover avenue
meade
meade county
air force
south dakota
lee geiger
bill groethe
historic american buildings survey
rebecca kumar
wayne rosby
us air force
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
usaf
air force base
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Air Force
Kumar, Rebecca, transmitter
Groethe, Bill, photographer
Rosby, Wayne, historian
Geiger, Lee, historian
Location
Blackhawk
,
44.15110, -103.30796
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html