US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower | |
![]() US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower | |
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Location | SW corner of S. Anderson Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°WCoordinates: 34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1946 |
Built by | Kellex Corporation; George & Lynch |
MPS | US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93000910[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 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[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures completed in 1946
- Buildings and structures in Pender County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Pender County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs