Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Locomotive Crane & Machine Shop, Northwest corner of McCloy Avenue & Ellsberg Drive, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA
Summary
Significance: Building 816B is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A and C, for its role in supplying the fleet during World War II and as an important example of new warehouse design developed during World War II. Specifically, Naval Supply Annex Stockton was the first Navy supply depot to be built entirely to accommodate palletized cargo. Building 816B was the locomotive repair shops for operation of the railroad on the annex.
Survey number: HABS CA-2682-T
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Stockton, 37.95449, -121.36360
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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