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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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Summary

Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for a variety of purposes, mostly air raid shelters. This building had a more unusual use, as a dispensary and casualty station. The significance of the building also relates to the function of Bishop Point as a Section Base and Net Depot.
Survey number: HABS HI-367
Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000940

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Date

1932 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mason Architects, Incorporated, contractor
Jackson-Retondo, Elaine, transmitter
Franzen, David, photographer
Yoklavich, Ann, historian
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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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