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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Airforce Station, A.C. Warehouse Miscellaneous, 841 White Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

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

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Airforce Station, A.C. Warehouse Miscellaneous, 841 White Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

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

Union Iron Works Turbine Machine Shop, 2200 Webster Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

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, Battery Command Center, Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

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. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

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, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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

Oakland Army Base, Storehouse Type, Ukraine & Maritime Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Str...

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

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Str...

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

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Second Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Se...

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

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Second Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Se...

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

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Power House, Near Seventh Street, between Avenues D & E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Power House, Near Seventh Street, between Avenues D & E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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 Defense Panama Gun Mounts, Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, AK

Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Ulakta Head Fixed Defe...

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Manzanar War Relocation Center, Hospital, Independence, Inyo County, CA

Manzanar War Relocation Center, Hospital, Independence, Inyo County, C...

Survey number: HABS CA-2399-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484

Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Company Maintenance Shop & Arms Room, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX

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 & Arms Room, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX

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 & Arms Room, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX

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 Avenue E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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

Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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 Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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 Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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 Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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 Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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 Avenue, Millsboro, Sussex County, DE

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

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters No. 1, Naval Station Treasure Island, 1 Whiting Way, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters N...

See also HAER No. CA-233-A for additional documentation of this structure (KEY 2/5/2004). Significance: Quarters 1 is significant as part of the Senior Officers' Quarters District. Although short-lived as a tra... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Temporary Dry Provisions Storehouses, Merry Point Wharf near North Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Temporary Dry Provisions Storehouses, M...

Significance: Facility Nos. 146, 147, and 148 are associated with the history of base development at Merry Point, and the expansion of storage facilities during the build-up of WWII. Merry Point, a triangular p... More

Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU

Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU

Site associated with the Battle of the Philippine Sea & "Operation New Life." Significance: Orote Airfield was the first airfield in Guam, a pioneering effort in military aviation in the western Pacific. It pl... More

Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU

Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU

Site associated with the Battle of the Philippine Sea & "Operation New Life." Significance: Orote Airfield was the first airfield in Guam, a pioneering effort in military aviation in the western Pacific. It pl... More

Camp Tulelake, Mess Hall, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles South of State Highway 161, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, CA

Camp Tulelake, Mess Hall, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles South of Sta...

Survey number: HABS CA-2683-A Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100002176

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters No. 4, Naval Station Treasure Island, 4 Whiting Way, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters N...

Significance: Quarters 4 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

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters No. 4, Naval Station Treasure Island, 4 Whiting Way, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Quarters N...

Significance: Quarters 4 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

Hight & MacMurphy Foundry, 636 Eleventh Street, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Hight & MacMurphy Foundry, 636 Eleventh Street, Augusta, Richmond Coun...

Significance: This foundry and machine works was the third such operation to be established on the second level of the Augusta Canal. It gradually grew in size under several different proprietors until George ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 4, Galley, Third Street at intersection of Avenue I, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 4, Galley, Third Street at...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1943 in association with the expansion of the shipyard during WWII. It is more notably grouped with former a... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker Avenues, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker A...

Significance: Erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to accommodate the needs of heavy industry, Building 8 is an example of a multiple-use structure influenced by early 20th-century internati... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker Avenues, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker A...

Significance: Erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to accommodate the needs of heavy industry, Building 8 is an example of a multiple-use structure influenced by early 20th-century internati... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-10 Pier, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-...

Significance: They are located within the Controlled Industrial Area of the Naval Shipyard within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 67 was the first major shop building constructed at the Sh... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-10 Pier, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-...

Significance: They are located within the Controlled Industrial Area of the Naval Shipyard within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 67 was the first major shop building constructed at the Sh... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-10 Pier, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Machine Shop, Sixth Street opposite 10-...

Significance: They are located within the Controlled Industrial Area of the Naval Shipyard within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 67 was the first major shop building constructed at the Sh... More

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Haw...

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Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Carpenter Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Haw...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fo...

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

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fo...

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

Maintenance Building, Second Street, Keyport, Kitsap County, WA

Maintenance Building, Second Street, Keyport, Kitsap County, WA

Significance: It was associated with the accelerated development of the industrial district at the station during mobilization for WWII. It served continuously as a production/sheet metal shop and telephone exc... More

Taluga, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA

Taluga, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Taluga is significant as an example of the T3-type tankers, which were developed with steam propulsion rather than turbo-electric drives. The ship is also significant as ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Guard House & Barracks, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Guard House & Barracks, Railroad Avenue ne...

Significance: Building 930, built in 1941, is considered significant for its association with U.S. Naval history and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY), the first naval installation on the west coast. Porti... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 250, Gillespie Avenue between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 250, Gillespie Avenue between Ramsey...

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Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County,...

Survey number: HABS NC-79 Building/structure dates: 1828-1835 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County,...

Survey number: HABS NC-79 Building/structure dates: 1828-1835 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County,...

Survey number: HABS NC-79 Building/structure dates: 1828-1835 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Marine Barracks, Neville Way, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Enlisted Men's Barracks & Mess Hall, Ma...

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

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Printing Plant, Attu & Baku Streets, Oakland, Alame...

Significance: Building 85 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-E Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Communication Center, Hornet Avenue at Liscome Bay Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Communication Center, Hornet ...

Significance: It was built as a Bombproof Communication Center (also called an Operations and Message Center on some drawings) in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinf... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Naval Supply Center, Broadway Complex, Administration Storehouse, 911 West Broadway, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Naval Supply Center, Broadway Complex, Administration Storehouse, 911 ...

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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 42, Pier 5, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 42, Pier 5, Farrag...

Significance: Is it a contributing member of the industrial yard designated as a National Historic Landmark District. As 1 of 15 original portal gantry cranes at PSNS that served the U.S. Navy fleet, this crane... More

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Greenhouse, Personnel & Industrial Area, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Greenhouse, Personnel & Industrial A...

Significance: The Greenhouse, Building No. 20, was one of the original thirty-three industrial structures built in the Personnel & Industrial Area of the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot during the initial cons... More

Camp Tulelake, Shop-Storage Building, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles South of State Highway 161, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, CA

Camp Tulelake, Shop-Storage Building, West Side of Hill Road, 2 miles ...

Survey number: HABS CA-2683-C Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100002176

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul,...

Significance: The Red Cross Complex at Chanute Air Force Base physically and symbolically reflects the mission of aid to servicemen that stands as a distinguishing characteristic of the American National Red Cr... More

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul,...

Significance: The Red Cross Complex at Chanute Air Force Base physically and symbolically reflects the mission of aid to servicemen that stands as a distinguishing characteristic of the American National Red Cr... More

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL

Red Cross Complex, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul,...

Significance: The Red Cross Complex at Chanute Air Force Base physically and symbolically reflects the mission of aid to servicemen that stands as a distinguishing characteristic of the American National Red Cr... More

Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA

Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA

Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County...

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Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA

Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street and Lexington Boulevard, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Paint & Oil Storehouse, Pokomoke Street...

Significance: It was part of the expansion of the Navy's air base on Ford Island in the mid-1930s. It is also associated with WWII, since Facility No. 43 was greatly enlarged to accommodate the wartime demands ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Ward, Johnson Lane, west side at intersection of Johnson Lane & Cossey Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Ward, Johnson Lane, west side at ...

Significance: Building H70 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is significant historically for its association with the major upgrade of the Mare Island Naval Hospital during the... More

Maritime Victory, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Neches River, Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX

Maritime Victory, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Neches River, Beaumont, Jeff...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: In the summer of 1945, eighty-four VC2-S-AP2 Victory ships, including the Maritime Victory, were converted into troopships by the U.S. Maritime Commission in preparation for a... More

U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, Heat Treatment Plant, Along Monongahela River, Duquesne, Allegheny County, PA

U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, Heat Treatment Plant, Along Monongahela Riv...

See also HAER PA-115 for additional documentation. Includes written data (pages 182 through 189). Significance: The construction of the Duquesne Steel Works marked an important event in the movement toward inte... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Angle Three-Bedroom Duplex Type M, Kamakani & Samoa Places, & Makalapa Drive, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Angle Thre...

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

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

Picatinny  Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More

USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolu...

Significance: USS ARIZONA, a steel hulled battleship, was destroyed during the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Struck by a bomb and possibly torpedoes, this ship was sunk, along with other... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Stree...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the TNT Building was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production complex. The b... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Stree...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the TNT Building was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production complex. The b... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Stree...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the TNT Building was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production complex. The b... More

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Ordinance Administration Shop, U.S. Highway 95, Hawthorne, Mineral County, NV

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Ordinance Administration Shop, U.S. ...

Significance: The Ordnance Administration Shop, Building No. 329, was built in December 1943 during the tremendous expansion of the Depot during the World War II period. The Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot (N... More

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Dispensary, Northeast corner of Fyffe Avenue & Boone Drive, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Dispensary, Northeast corner of Fyffe Ave...

Significance: Building 417 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, Dispensary, Northeast corner of Fyffe Avenue & Boone Drive, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Dispensary, Northeast corner of Fyffe Ave...

Significance: Building 417 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

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Company Administration Building, Flare Loop, Aberdeen, Harford County, MD

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Company Administration Building, Flare Loop, ...

See also HAER MD-47 for additional documentation. Significance: Building No. 4647 is an example of a 24-clerk company administration building constructed according to standardized plan Type A-7, 800-210 series ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry D...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1941 in association with the expansion of the Naval Shipyard during WWII. It is specifically related to the ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry D...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1941 in association with the expansion of the Naval Shipyard during WWII. It is specifically related to the ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry Dock No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dry Dock No. 2, Pumpwell, East of Dry D...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed in 1941 in association with the expansion of the Naval Shipyard during WWII. It is specifically related to the ... More

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