General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard St...
Significance: The versatile Dravo Cranes are significant as an integral component of several phases of the shipbuilding processes at the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard from the early 1940s to 1984. Survey number: ... More
Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Auto Hobby Shop, South of ...
Significance: This building serves as an excellent example of military construction from the 1940s, and is significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. This structure is one of the few World War II bui... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Monterey Storehouse Building No. 66, Av...
Significance: It has been determined to be a contributing element to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was originally constructed in 1921 as a storehouse facility for the shipyard. It is a distinc... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Surg...
Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood as the first quarters to have been built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor. These two houses ar... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Surg...
Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood as the first quarters to have been built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor. These two houses ar... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Surg...
Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood as the first quarters to have been built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor. These two houses ar... More
Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Shipping & R...
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Machine Shop Annex, Second Street, Keyport, Kitsap County, WA
Significance: It is assocaited with the accelerated development of the industrial area of the station during WWII. It is typical of many industrial vernacular buildings at Keyport because it is divided into two... More
Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...
Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More
Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...
Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More
Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...
Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Battery Test Office & Storage Facility, Ca...
Significance: Building 463A had a supporting role in the overhaul and repair of ship and submarine batteries during World War II. Survey number: HABS CA-1543-H Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construct... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Battery Test Office & Storage Facility, Ca...
Significance: Building 463A had a supporting role in the overhaul and repair of ship and submarine batteries during World War II. Survey number: HABS CA-1543-H Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construct... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey St...
Significance: The Artillery Wheel Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20X). The... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth St...
Significance: These two facilities are part of an important grouping of historic buildings including Facility 4 (HABS HI-359), 4A (HABS HI-360), 8 (HABS HI-446), 9 (HABS HI-487), and 13 (HABS HI-462) all locate... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...
Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...
Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...
Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...
Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...
Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...
Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter PLANETREE, San Francisco, San Francisco County...
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Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...
Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Link Trainer Building, Near intersectio...
Significance: This building was associated with a major function of the Naval Air Station on Ford Island during World War II. It was used in training pilots who then went on to serve in the Pacific theater. T... More
Parkside Homes & Addition, World War II Memorial, Southeast corner of ...
Significance: This memorial was erected to honor the men and women of Parkside Homes who served in the armed forces during World War II, particularly those who lost their lives during the war. It is a typical ... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Chemical Cleaning Facility, North of Fourt...
Significance: Constructed originally as a facility for the cleaning of battle damaged machinery and equipment off of Navy ships and submarines, it played a role in the last year of World War II in Mare Island's... More
Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Sub-Assembly...
Significance: Building No. 4 is one of 18 contributing buildings and two features to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly contr... More
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...
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Exploder Building, Dedrick Drive, Keyport, Kitsap County, WA
Significance: It is one of 29 major buildings constructed or renovated at the station during mobilization for WWII. This building is a good example of the industrial vernacular adaptation of the Art Moderne sty... More
Arthur M. Huddell, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport Ne...
Significance: The Arthur M. Huddell is significant as an example of the Liberty class, which have been described as the workhorses of World War II. The mass production of the Liberty class was possible because... More
Arthur M. Huddell, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport Ne...
Significance: The Arthur M. Huddell is significant as an example of the Liberty class, which have been described as the workhorses of World War II. The mass production of the Liberty class was possible because... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aviation Storehouse, Vincennes Avenue a...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and is a contributing resource. It is an example of the large storehouses built during the expansion of facilities at Pearl Harbor ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...
Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...
Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gasoline Drumming Plant, Ewa Junction, ...
Significance: It was associated with the joint Army-Navy fuel reserve system developed following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fuel storage and dispensing systems were of the utmost importance... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, , Mine School Building, D Avenue near i...
Significance: This building serves as an excellent example of military construction from the 1940s, and is significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Facility 40 is located within the Pearl Harbor Nat... More
Pacific Coast Torpedo Station, Keyport Industrial District, Both sides...
Significance: The district exhibits the qualities and character of a naval torpedo facility of the period from 1914-1948. This association with military activities and the development of undersea warfare techno... More
Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Wing & Fuselage As...
Significance: Building No. 12 is one of 18 contributing buildings and two features to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly cont... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Temporary Storehouse & Gas Cylinder Sto...
Significance: They are among a neighborhood of historic buildings within the shipyard in the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Completed in 1921 as a temporary storehouse, Facility 64 is significant for ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pearl City Peninsula, Pearl City, Honol...
Significance: This peninsula is significant for its pre-WWII civilian history, the Pan American Airways history in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and the Navy history of this peninsula during and after the war... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pearl City Peninsula, Pearl City, Honol...
Significance: This peninsula is significant for its pre-WWII civilian history, the Pan American Airways history in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and the Navy history of this peninsula during and after the war... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Transporta...
Significance: This building is significant as an example of adaptation of an office building to residential use after World War II. This building was a Transportation Department office during World War II, but... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Transporta...
Significance: This building is significant as an example of adaptation of an office building to residential use after World War II. This building was a Transportation Department office during World War II, but... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 67, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, R...
Significance: Although Rock Island was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue were fully ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Heavy Ordnance Storehouse & Annex, Aven...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and is a contributing resource to that site. It is an intact example of the large storehouses built during the expansion of facilit... More
Tule Lake Project Jail, Post Mile 44.85, State Route 139, Newell, Modo...
Significance: The jail at the Tule Lake Project was part of the Stockade, or Area B, a detention center established by the U.S. Army in late 1943 following a series of altercations between Japanese-American "ev... More
Tule Lake Project Jail, Post Mile 44.85, State Route 139, Newell, Modo...
Significance: The jail at the Tule Lake Project was part of the Stockade, or Area B, a detention center established by the U.S. Army in late 1943 following a series of altercations between Japanese-American "ev... More
Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters N...
Significance: Quarters 3 is significant as part of the Senior Officers' Quarters District. Although short-lived as a training station (1898-1923), Yerba Buena Island was essential in the establishment of a mode... More
Rabbit Creek White Alice Site, Radio Relay Station, Anchorage, Anchora...
Significance: Rabbit Creek was an unattended TD-2 microwave radio relay station that was built in 1955-56 and opened on 18 January 1957. It was acquired by Alascom in 1983 and still functions as it did origina... More
Rabbit Creek White Alice Site, Radio Relay Station, Anchorage, Anchora...
Significance: Rabbit Creek was an unattended TD-2 microwave radio relay station that was built in 1955-56 and opened on 18 January 1957. It was acquired by Alascom in 1983 and still functions as it did origina... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Engine Test Building, Southeast of Wasp...
Significance: This building is a distinctive type and period of construction, designed as a facility to test plane engines. It is associated with the history of Ford Island as a Naval Air Station, from the end... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombsight & Torpedo Storehouse & Worksh...
Significance: This facility is significant for its association with the weapons that contributed to the United States success in World War II. This building provided shop space for bombsights and storage space... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Shipfitter's Shop, Seventh Street near ...
Significance: Facilities 155 & 155A are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 155 was constructed as part of the major buildup of permanent shop facilities at the Shipyard in anti... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Shipfitter's Shop, Seventh Street near ...
Significance: Facilities 155 & 155A are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 155 was constructed as part of the major buildup of permanent shop facilities at the Shipyard in anti... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Shipfitter's Shop, Seventh Street near ...
Significance: Facilities 155 & 155A are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 155 was constructed as part of the major buildup of permanent shop facilities at the Shipyard in anti... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More
Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & us... More
Bibb Company (Columbus Plant), Thirty-eighth Street & First Avenue (Co...
Significance: The main building of this operating textile mill extends a remarkable 1010 feet east from a bluff overlooking the Chattahoochee River. Until 1954 an American system of rope drive, turned directly... More
Schooner C.A. THAYER, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco C...
Significance: By the end of the nineteenth century, the lumber industry on the West Coast was booming, and specialized vessels were needed to transport the lumber along the coast, of which C.A. THAYER was typic... More
Kodiak Naval Operating Base, General Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Stat...
Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes importantly to... More
MacDill Air Force Base, Bounded by City of Tampa North, Tampa Bay Sout...
See HABS FL-384-A through FL-384-AY for additional information. Significance: The period of significance of MacDill Air Force Base is 1939 to 1945. The Base, along with seven other installations, was planned t... More
Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...
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Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...
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Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...
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Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...
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Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...
Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...
Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More
Wake Island Airfield, Terminal Building, West Side of Wake Avenue, Wak...
See also HALS UM-1 for additional documentation. Significance: The Wake Island airfield played an important and central role in transpacific commercial airline and developments after World War II (WWII). The Ci... More