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Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 316, Northwest corner Eakin Street & Treadwell Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: Constructed as an artillery range, Building 316 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, as the U.S. Army's principal supplier of ammunition during the United States' entry into World War I. The building's original use as a roofless firing range is linked to the extensive testing activities conducted at the arsenal.
Survey number: HAER PA-74-Q
Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1942 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Works Progress Administration
O'Bannon, Patrick W, historian
John Milner, Associates, historian
Ransom, Christopher, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.95258, -75.16522
Source
Library of Congress
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
