Rocky Flats Plant, Guardhouse, Northwest of Building 886, south of Central Avenue, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Significance: This building is a secondary contributor to the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of major importance in preventing Soviet nuclear attack. As a top-secret weapons production plant, safeguarding design secrets and later, the number of weapons being produced was of prime importance. Building 888 is one of seven guardhouses used to control access to designated security areas.
Survey number: HAER CO-83-D
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000377