Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Electrical Distribution Centers, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Significance: Buildings 734 & 736, built in 1941, are considered significant for their association with U.S. Naval history and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY), the first naval installation on the west coast. Portions of MINSY comprise a National Historic Landmark. These buildings are outside the landmark, but within the Mare Island Historic District, and constitute contributing elements of the successful base operations at Mare Island. They are representative examples of electric distribution center design, construction methods and materials used on the Finger Piers at Mare Island during WWII, and are two of three similar electrical distribution buildings constructed in the same year. Furthermore, the addition of the Finger Piers with their updated servicing facilities, allowed the naval shipyard to berth and service 100 ships at one time.
Survey number: HABS CA-1543-CV
Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 96001058