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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Storehouse, Eighth Street at Avenue D, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Storehouse, Eighth Street at Avenue D, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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Summary

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed as part of what was an urgent buildup of industrial and support facilities at the Shipyard in anticipation of WWII in the Pacific. It is a large, prominent structure that filled a desperate need for efficient space to store war materials and supplies. It has distinctive architectural and structural features including several added in response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Facility 167 was designed by Albert Kahn.
Survey number: HABS HI-497
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000940

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1950 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Kahn, Albert, architect
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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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