Aluminum City Terrace, Community Building, East Hill Drive, New Kensin...
Significance: Aluminum City Terrace, the only housing project in America designed by world-renowned architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, was built by the federal government to house defense workers duri... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Straight T...
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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Straight T...
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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
Navy Yard, Building No. 197, Tingey Street, Washington, District of Co...
Significance: Building 197 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
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
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
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Military Police Post, Independence, In...
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Manzanar War Relocation Center, Military Police Post, Independence, In...
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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
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
Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Pass Office, North of Main Gate on Fyffe ...
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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
Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Engineering Office Building...
Significance: Building No. 18 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, 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
Manzanar War Relocation Center, Hospital, Independence, Inyo County, C...
Survey number: HABS CA-2399-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000484
Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area - Cabin Camp 1, Prince Wil...
Significance: The group cabin camping facilities at Cabin Camp 1 were built by the National Park Service with Civilian Conservation Corps labor as part of the development of Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstrati... More
Oakland Army Base, Private Exchange Cafeteria, Bataan Avenue & Attu St...
Significance: Building 60 was a structure used in support of Oakland Army Base's World War II mission. Survey number: HAER CA-125-D Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction Building/structure date... 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
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, CA State Highway 39 at Morris Reservi...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
Variable Angle Launcher Complex, CA State Highway 39 at Morris Reservi...
Significance: Morris Dam Test Facility (MDTF) was built at the Morris Dam Reservoir for the purpose of obtaining basic hydrodynamic data for use in design and development of Naval Ordinance, particularly air-to... More
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
Oakland Army Base, Vehicle Maintenance Shop, Tobruk Street, between Wa...
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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. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, C.P.O. Club & Married Enli...
Significance: Buildings 401-405 were built in 1941 as part of the early development of the Naval Air Station at Kaneohe Bay, and all existed at the time of the Japanese attack of December 7, 1941. All five buil... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Storehouse, Lexington Boulevar...
Significance: This facility is significant for its function in the repair activities at the Naval Air Station during World War II. It is associated with the repair of the aircraft carrier planes for battles in... More
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
Naval Supply Center, Broadway Complex, Administration Storehouse, 911 ...
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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
Grand Central Air Terminal, 1310 Air Way, Glendale, Los Angeles County...
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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
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Unalaska, Aleutian Isl...
Significance: Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears Naval Operating Base served as the main base for the American presence in the Aleutian Islands during World War II and received the most serious air attack on North Ame... More
Andersen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, Ritidian Point, Northwestern...
Significance: Northwest Field is significant under criteria A at a national level for events during World War II that aided in the defeat of Japan and the ending of the war. The property's significance is tied... More
Salinas Dam, Salinas River near Pozo Road, Santa Margarita, San Luis O...
Significance: The Salinas Dam, a "hoof" type, inclined, variable radius arch cam, was designed by Raymond A. Hill, an important structural engineer who worked in Los Angeles, California between 1919 and the 196... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Auxiliary Machine & Electric Shop, Aven...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Shipping & R...
Significance: Building No. 6A is one of 18 contributors to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly contributed to the history of t... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Additional Piers and Quay Walls, S13 to...
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Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...
Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More
Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...
Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More
Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...
Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...
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
Navy Yard, Building No. 201, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, W...
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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 105, South Avenue between Gillespie ...
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, 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
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Storehouse, Eighth Street at Av...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was constructed as part of what was an urgent buildup of industrial and support facilities at the Shipyard in anticipation of W... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Recreation Building, 1190 Chennault Street, ...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base performed a significant role as a flight training facility during the war, and the base as a whole is reflective of the American military buildup necessitated by World War... 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
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Administration Office, 2704 George Drive, Bl...
Significance: The Administration Office (Building No. 4612) was one of a small number of buildings completed at the base in 1943; these buildings matched the base's 1942 buildings in style and construction. Thi... 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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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Bounded by Kamehameha H...
Significance: The Hale Moku neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need f... 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
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 61, Rodman Avenue & First Street, Ro...
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Grissom Air Force Base, Building No. 143, Peru, Miami County, IN
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Grissom Air Force Base, Building No. 143, Peru, Miami County, IN
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Hoover Dam, Switchyard Firehouse, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark...
Significance: It was an element of the control and protection system for the Hoover Dam switchyard complex. The Firehouse was built in 1942 during rapid expansion of the switchyard complex and the generating ca... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Junior Off...
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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
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
Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...
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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
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
Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Bur...
Significance: Oakland Army Base (OARB) was planned and constructed a a time when military planners recognized that the West Coast would have a vital role in responding to Japanese aggression during World War II... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Bounded by East Colfax to south, Peoria S...
Survey number: HABS CO-172 Building/structure dates: 1918-1984 Initial Construction
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Bounded by East Colfax to south, Peoria S...
Survey number: HABS CO-172 Building/structure dates: 1918-1984 Initial Construction
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE LUPINE, U.S. Coast Guard Station Rocklan...
Significance: "White Lupine" is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE LUPINE, U.S. Coast Guard Station Rocklan...
Significance: "White Lupine" is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were... More
Auxiliary Fishing Schooner "Evelina M. Goulart", Essex Shipbuilding Mu...
Significance: The EVELINA M. GOULART is an example of what is sometimes called a "transitional schooner." These vessels bridged a gap during a period of transition in the history of shipbuilding in America fro... More
Auxiliary Fishing Schooner "Evelina M. Goulart", Essex Shipbuilding Mu...
Significance: The EVELINA M. GOULART is an example of what is sometimes called a "transitional schooner." These vessels bridged a gap during a period of transition in the history of shipbuilding in America fro... More
Detroit Arsenal, 6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, Macomb County, MI
Significance: Having been constructed by the Chrysler Corporation in 1940, Detroit Arsenal contains one of America's foremost World War II manufacturing plants. An important example of industrial design, by wa... More
Detroit Arsenal, 6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, Macomb County, MI
Significance: Having been constructed by the Chrysler Corporation in 1940, Detroit Arsenal contains one of America's foremost World War II manufacturing plants. An important example of industrial design, by wa... More
White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site, Vicinity of Routes 13 & 20, W...
Significance: The United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. The site contains a fenced-in area and marker at Ground Zero, the remnants of a number of test structur... More
US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Boroug...
See also HAER MI-121 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER AK-49 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. Significance: ... More
Liberty Memorial, 100 West Twenty-sixth Street, Kansas City, Jackson C...
Significance: Liberty Memorial vividly exemplifies the fulfillment of city planning concepts, combining monumentally scaled Beaux Arts Classicism envisioned by some of the nations most notable and diverse delin... More
Liberty Memorial, 100 West Twenty-sixth Street, Kansas City, Jackson C...
Significance: Liberty Memorial vividly exemplifies the fulfillment of city planning concepts, combining monumentally scaled Beaux Arts Classicism envisioned by some of the nations most notable and diverse delin... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BUTTONWOOD, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco,...
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BUTTONWOOD, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco,...
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