Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & Ripley Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: Building 59 is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. It is one of many small storage facilities located throughout the arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition.
Survey number: HAER PA-74-AO
Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
O'Bannon, Patrick W, historian
John Milner, Associates, historian
Ransom, Christopher, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 40.06119, -75.05674
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