Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Me...
Significance: The Warehouse (Building No. 1413) was part of the initial construction contract for the base in 1942. The prime building contractor was the United Construction Company of Rapid City, South Dakota,... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Warehouse, 789 Twining Street, Blackhawk, Me...
Significance: The Warehouse (Building No. 1413) was part of the initial construction contract for the base in 1942. The prime building contractor was the United Construction Company of Rapid City, South Dakota,... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Ammunition Depot West Loch, Oahu,...
The name was changed from U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Medical Clinic to U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Ammunition Depot West Loch, Oahu, Dispensary to more accurately reflect its historic name. Signifi... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Senior Off...
Significance: This housing type is significant as residences for most of the flag officers of the Navy in Hawaii from 1941 to the present, and as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 1940s... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock...
Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock Nos. 2 & 3. The docks and their walls were built at the time of intense military build-up d... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pier & Quay Walls, Entrance to Dry Dock...
Significance: They are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. They are integral parts of Dry Dock Nos. 2 & 3. The docks and their walls were built at the time of intense military build-up d... More
Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Cafeteria, Fyffe Avenue between James & B...
Significance: Building 217A is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places... More
Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Cafeteria, Fyffe Avenue between James & B...
Significance: Building 217A is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places... More
Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Cafeteria, Fyffe Avenue between James & B...
Significance: Building 217A is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Assembly & Manufacturing Building, 6775 Centi...
Significance: Containing more than 400,000 square feet, Building 6 is the largest building within the Hughes complex. Located immediately south of Building 5, to which it is connected via a tunnel, Building 6 ... More
Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...
Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Oakland Army Base, Post Headquarters Building, Alaska & Africa Streets...
Significance: Building 1 has served as the central administration building and headquarters for the Installation since 1942. Survey number: HAER CA-125-B Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Floating Dry Dock Quay, Hurt Avenue at ...
Significance: The Naval Base at 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 eve... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Floating Dry Dock Quay, Hurt Avenue at ...
Significance: The Naval Base at 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 eve... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Main Hospital Building, Charlie Kelly Bou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N396 Survey number: HABS CO-172-DM Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Main Hospital Building, Charlie Kelly Bou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N396 Survey number: HABS CO-172-DM Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Senior Off...
Significance: This housing type is significant as the residence of flag officers of the Navy in Hawaii from 1941 to the present, and as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 1940s, in a gro... More
U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Ind...
Significance: Influenced by early 20th-century international industrial building design, Building 58 is an example of the multiple-use structures erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to acco... More
Thames Tow Boat Company, Headhouse, Uncasville, New London, New London...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAER CT-1-A Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Di...
Significance: Building 112 was the Dispensary for the G.U. Treatment Unit. The Dispensary signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the 800-series in mob... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Di...
Significance: Building 112 was the Dispensary for the G.U. Treatment Unit. The Dispensary signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the 800-series in mob... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Industrial X-Ray Building, Off Sixth St...
Significance: It is a contributing resource to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and a unique facility introducing new technology for examination of shipyard materials. It is a distinctive building ty... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Industrial X-Ray Building, Off Sixth St...
Significance: It is a contributing resource to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and a unique facility introducing new technology for examination of shipyard materials. It is a distinctive building ty... More
Seatrain Ohio, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Neches River, Beaumont, Jeffers...
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Seatrain Ohio is a welded, steel-hulled cargo ship designed with large, barrier-free holds for the flexible carriage of railcars, vehicles, containers, and general cargo. ... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Structures, Bordered by...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Lo...
Significance: As the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach plant, the facility made a significant contribution to the development of the aviation industry in southern California. It was constructed as a critical... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, South Fire Station, Railroad Avenue near E...
Significance: Building 726, built in 1941, is considered significant for its association with U.S. Naval history and the Mare Island Shipyard (MINSY), the first naval installation on the west coast. Portions of... More
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Producer Gas Plant, Kingsport, Sullivan...
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Radar Station B-71, Operations Building, Coastal Drive, Klamath, Del N...
Significance: The Operations Building served as the housing for the station's radar equipment. The building's true purpose was effectively disguised from casual passersby and enemies by its location on a terra... More
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Dispatcher House, North o...
Field notes for this record are with main record TX-3392 Significance: Building 1929 is a representative example of a Dispatcher House constructed according to the 800 Series of standard construction designs de... More
M/V Husky II, Seldovia Harbor, Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Significance: USS LCI(L)-653 was one of over 900 large infantry landing craft built in the United States during World War II. The U.S. Navy designed these ocean-going troop transports at the instigation of the... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Barracks & Mess Hall, Hornet Avenue bet...
Significance: Facility No. 55 was an integral part of the build up of the air base on Ford Island in the 1930s. This new quarters building for 1000 enlisted bachelors was one of the largest of such facilities f... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Angle Two-...
Significance: This housing type is significant as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 1940s, in a grouping of related types. The design is notable for the use of new materials and minima... More
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Military Police Post, Independence, In...
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Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Bachelor Officers' Quarters, South end of...
Significance: Building 24 is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places u... More
U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...
Significance: These vessels were built to serve as 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutters. A total of thirty-nine of these cutters, built in three subclasses, were purchased by the government from 1942-1944. The USCG ... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Navy Yard, Building No. 198, Corner of Sicard Street & Isaac Hull Aven...
Significance: Building 198 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More
Munhall Homesteads, Longfellow Drive, Munhall, Allegheny County, PA
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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Senior Off...
Significance: This house is significant as the residence of flag officers of the Navy in Hawaii from 1941 to the present, and as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 1940s, in a grouping o... More
National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...
Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth St...
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, Greek Revival, manufactur... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angel...
Significance: Primarily developed between 1941 and 1953 and in continuous use to the present, the subject structures of the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City plant, constitute a unique and remarkably intact ... More
Minidoka Relocation Center Warehouse, 111 South Fir Street, Shoshone, ...
Significance: This warehouse was one of six hundred buildings constructed at the Minidoka Relocation Camp for the internment of people of Japanese descent after the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the United St... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Diesel Purification Plant, North Road n...
Significance: Facility No. 60 is a diesel fuel purification plant that includes a pumphouse, eight fuel tanks (later assigned Facility Nos. 1216 to 1223), and the tunnels that connect them. This fuel complex wa... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, On northern shoreline o...
Significance: This dry dock is associated with the expansion of waterfront facilities at Pearl Harbor in the 1940s, and played an important role in salvage operations after the December 7, 1941 attack. The dock... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Aven...
Significance: It was built as a casualty station as a direct reaction to the attack of Pearl Harbor. Casualty stations were a category of splinter-proof shelters, built to provide quick treatment to victims dur... More
Oakland Army Base, General Purpose Administration Building, Chungking ...
Significance: Building 90 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-G Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Runways-1933 Type, South shore...
Significance: They are associated with the expansion of the Fleet Air Base on Ford Island in the mid-1930s. They reflect the Navy's reliance on seaplanes during this decade of aviation history. These seaplane r... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Seaplane Runways-1933 Type, South shore...
Significance: They are associated with the expansion of the Fleet Air Base on Ford Island in the mid-1930s. They reflect the Navy's reliance on seaplanes during this decade of aviation history. These seaplane r... More
Bolster, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Bolster was the first ship in a class of six salvage vessels built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Bolster performed numerous salvage operations during its car... More
Raritan Arsenal, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County,...
Significance: The Raritan Arsenal, originally known as the Raritan River Ordnance Base, was established in 1917 in preparation for the United States' entry into World War I. The Arsenal, initially a 2,150 acre ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Junior Off...
Significance: This housing type is significant as an example of Hawaiian residential architecture during the 1940s, in a grouping of related types. The design is notable for the use of new materials and minima... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Practice Bomb Storehouse, Yorktown Boul...
Significance: This building was associated with the training function of the Naval Air Station on Ford Island during World War II. The practice bombs stored here were used to train air crews in aerial bombing.... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Air Base Temporary Storehouse, Av...
Significance: Facility No. 184 is associated with the build-up of facilities at the Naval Air Station during WWII. It is related in function, although not in design, to the other nearby storehouses. This groupi... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...
Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...
Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Airforce Station, A.C. Warehouse Mi...
Significance: This building possesses documented historical association with the base's initial construction, and with its operation during World War II. The building continued to be used by the base during the... More
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Rock House, Independence, Inyo County,...
Survey number: HABS CA-2399-F National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484
Union Iron Works Turbine Machine Shop, 2200 Webster Street, Alameda, A...
Significance: The Union Iron Works Turbine Machine Shop building is both historically and architecturally significant. As the nucleus of a major West Coast shipyard which made important contributions to ship b... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island 5-Inch Antiaircraft Battery...
Significance: This antiaircraft battery command center and its gun emplacements are associated with the hasty construction of nine 5-inch antiaircraft defensive positions in the months after the 7 December 1941... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island 5-Inch Antiaircraft Battery...
Significance: This antiaircraft battery command center and its gun emplacements are associated with the hasty construction of nine 5-inch antiaircraft defensive positions in the months after the 7 December 1941... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & ...
Significance: During and immediately after World War I, the Ordnance Department erected several buildings on Rodman Avenue, just west of the nineteenth-century, Greek Revival stone shops. To maintain the "gran... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & ...
Significance: During and immediately after World War I, the Ordnance Department erected several buildings on Rodman Avenue, just west of the nineteenth-century, Greek Revival stone shops. To maintain the "gran... More
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...
Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...
Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More
Oakland Army Base, Storehouse Type, Ukraine & Maritime Streets, Oaklan...
Significance: The support activities conducted in these facilities were integral to the success of the Installation's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-K Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial ... More
Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters N...
Significance: Quarters 2 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
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
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Camp Tulelake, Barracks, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles South of Stat...
Survey number: HABS CA-2683-B Building/structure dates: 1935-1936 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100002176
Camp Tulelake, Barracks, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles South of Stat...
Survey number: HABS CA-2683-B Building/structure dates: 1935-1936 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100002176
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Temporary Decontamination Center, Corne...
Significance: It was built as part of the great expansion of facilities at Pearl Harbor during WWII, built in response to the December 7, 1941 attack. This building could be considered, like the other types of ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Accounting Building, Kuahua and Hurt Av...
Significance: Facility No. 408 was built in the spring of 1941, part of the build-up of the base that occurred before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. During WWII it served various purposes, including use a... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Power House, Near Seventh Street, betwe...
Significance: It is a contributing element to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Built in 1913, it is significant as one of the earliest structures of Pearl Harbor and as the original electrical power... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Ulakta Head Fixed Defe...
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Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Company Maintenance Shop ...
Field notes for this record with main record TX-3392 Significance: Building 1928 is significant as a relatively unmodified example of an 800 Series Type CMS-1 structure that was used for vehicle maintenance and... More
Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Company Maintenance Shop ...
Field notes for this record with main record TX-3392 Significance: Building 1928 is significant as a relatively unmodified example of an 800 Series Type CMS-1 structure that was used for vehicle maintenance and... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Woodworking Shop, Seventh Street near A...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was among the major shop buildings in the initial phase of construction at the Shipyard, which began in 1912. Prior to WWII it ... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 4, Latrine, Intersection o...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1943 in association with the expansion of the Navy Shipyard during WWII. It is more notably grouped with gal... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Reservoir, Independence, Inyo County, ...
Survey number: HABS CA-2399-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Reservoir, Independence, Inyo County, ...
Survey number: HABS CA-2399-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484