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MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

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Summary

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character. The Station, which is associated with the wartime construction and development of the Base, supported the comprehensive training routine that prepared troops for combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of operations. The building's architecture reflects its historic period, location, and function.
Survey number: HABS FL-384-F
Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1951 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Works Projects Administration
Hardlines: Design & Delineation, contractor
Durst, Donald M, field team
Wang, Charissa Y, field team
Jacobs, Douglas A, field team
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Location

Port Tampa Point27.85256, -82.48280
Google Map of 27.8525602, -82.48279959999999
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Library of Congress
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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

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