Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Smithery, California Avenue, west side at California Avenue & Eighth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA
Summary
Significance: Part of naval complex. Buiding 46 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 46 is arguably the most important building at Mare Island and is a candidate for the short list of the most important historic military resources in California. It is the oldest building at Mare Island as well as the oldest building in the key shipyard area of the base. It was the first building to be initiated during the tenure of Commander David Farragut as commander of the shipyard. Architecturally, it is among the most interesting and handsome of the many brick industrial shipyard buildings at Mare Island.
Survey number: HABS CA-1543-D
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75002103
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Tags
warehouses
naval yards and naval stations
california
mare
shipyard
mare island naval shipyard
smithery
california avenue
eighth
eighth street
vallejo
solano
solano county
historic american buildings survey
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
california
,
38.09794, -122.27178
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