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Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Civilian Contractor`s Barracks, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

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Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Civilian Contractor`s Barracks, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

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Significance: This was built to house employees of Siems Drake Puget Sound, the contractor that undertook construction on the navy and army installations between 1940 and 1943. The building is typical of enlisted man barracks. / The Civilian Contractor's Barracks was erected to house the employees of Siems Drake Puget Sound, the contractor that undertook Navy and Army construction work on the Naval and Army bases between 1940 and 1943. The structure provides a typical example of barracks constructed for enlisted men on Naval bases throughout the U.S. and its territories. Materials Notes: Wood frame with wood horizontal siding and wood roof shingles.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16
Survey number: HABS AK-34-M
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002733

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1933 - 1940
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Office of the Quartermaster General
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