Benicia Arsenal, Storehouses & Engine House, Benicia, Solano County, CA
Summary
Significance: Constructed of locally quarried sandstone, these three permanent buildings at the Benicia Arsenal. The storehouses were commonly known as Camel Barns, because they were supposed to have been used briefly in 1864 to house a herd of camels which the U.S. Government had attempted to introduce for military use in the American southwest.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-135
Survey number: HABS CA-1946
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1946
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wool, Major
McLeneghan, Samuel
Location
benicia, 38.04937, -122.15858
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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