US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower

United States historic place
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°W / 34.36611; -77.62917
Arealess than one acre
Built1946 (1946)
Built byKellex Corporation; George & Lynch
MPSUS Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS
NRHP reference No.93000910[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1993

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation, and is a reinforced concrete frame measuring 16 feet by 16 feet and 30 feet high. The building was purchased for civilian purposes in 1957 and a flat roof replaced a formerly open platform on the top level. It was erected to serve as commend headquarters for "Operation Bumblebee."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Edward F. Turberg (May 1993). "US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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