Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Bachelor Officers Quarters, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Significance: Briefly served as barracks for Marine personnel, 1941. Originally an L shaped building, remodeling in 1943 created this two story B.O.Q. It represents a fine example of comfortable living quarters on naval bases for bachelor officers. / The B.O.Q. was built in 1941 and briefly served as barracks for Marine personnel. The building was originally L-shaped in plan. The south wing was expanded southward in early 1943 and at the same time, a shallow addition erected on the southeast corner of the original block creating a new entrance. In the summer of 1943 an existing 1-story north wing was razed and a 2-story wing erected, containing a bar on the first floor and barracks on the second. Inlaid in the terrazzo floor of the bar is a logo bearing the legend "Alsec," an acronym for "Alaskan Security Command." Upon completion, a sheathing of wood shingles gave the frame structure a unified appearance.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16
Survey number: HABS AK-34-I
Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002733