Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Brick Officers' Quarters, Area A, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Significance: The Brick Officers' Quarters, a horseshoe-shaped complex, was erected at Patterson Field in 1934-35, for the U.S. Army Air Corps officers of both Patterson and adjacent Wright fields. The quarters were designed by the Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army and erected by Penker Construction Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. Their construction was facilitated by both an initiative to create much-needed, permanent housing for military personnel, and the Federal Government's efforts to provide Depression-era work relief, with funding provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The Brick Quarters are also significant as an example of early civilian planning principles and popular styles of suburban architecture in this case, Tudor Revival applied to a military setting. Nationally recognized civilian architects and planners were consulted in developing military prototypes used nationwide.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N178
Survey number: HAER OH-103
Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction