Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Albatross Avenue near Cape Spencer Street, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK
Summary
Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes to the general character of the historic area.
Constructed in 1942 as the Aviation Warehouse, this steel structure was intended for permanent use. This structure is an early permanent structure designed by the architectural office of Albert Kahn for the base.
Survey number: HABS AK-47-K
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002731
Tags
Date
1950 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
Albert Kahn, Inc., Architect
Siems Drake Puget Sound, Builder
Location
Aleut Village, 57.73691, -152.50270
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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