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U.S. Naval Air Station, Public Restroom, 516 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

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U.S. Naval Air Station, Public Restroom, 516 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

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Summary

Significance: Constructed in 1918, Building No. 140 is a one-story facility that originally functioned as a latrine and later as the brig's visitor's lounge and administrative offices. Building No. 140 is one of only a small number of extant buildings at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola that date from World War I when the installation served as the Navy's primary center for flight training. Although not directly related to the station's primary mission, Building No. 140 did provide support functions to installation personnel. It is situated within the boundaries of the Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has also been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Building No. 140 is one of many buildings at the station that sustained damage by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.
Survey number: HABS FL-499
Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 2004 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000595

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Date

1918 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Hughes, Karen, photographer
Worley, Lisa E, historian
Ross, Jennifer R, historian
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Location

Pensacola Beach30.52130, -87.27330
Google Map of 30.52130069999999, -87.27330219999999
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Library of Congress
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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

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