Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Quonset Hut Type 2 - 40' x 200', Norris Street south of Vinson Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Hundreds of thousands of quonset huts were erected as temporary buildings all over the globe during World War II and became "the archetypal military building type of the war." These buildings embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, and method of construction. It is a simple and utilitarian design, that meets stringent engineering and client requirements. The quonset hut is one of the forerunners of the trend to mass-produced building products and standardized erection techniques that has had a significant effect on the broad patterns of our history. This aligned grouping shows the typical orderly pattern of siting numerous quonset huts that was a ubiquitous element of military installations during World War II.
Survey number: HABS HI-279-E