AA-2199-16 Naval Station Annapolis; Storage; Buildings 243NS and 244NS
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AA-2199-16 Naval Station Annapolis; Storage; Buildings 243NS and 244NS Architectural Survey File This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse- chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation such as photographs and maps. Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. 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Last Updated: 10-30-2017 Maryland Historical Trust Determination of Eligibility Form roperty Name: Buildings 243NS and 244NS, Storage Inventory Number: ~A A1QQ QQ18 'R5 Address: Halligan Road North Severn Complex, Naval Support Activity Historic District: Yes x No Annapolis City: Annapolis Zip Code: 21402 County: Anne Arundel USGS Quadrangle(s): Anna olis Property Owner: United States Navy Tax Account ID Number: Tax Map Parcel Number(s): Tax Map Number: Project: Contract N40080-07-D-0311 , Delivery Order 40 Agency: NAVFAC Washington Agency Prepared By: The Louis Berger Group Preparer's Name: Patti Kuhn Date Prepared: 01/28/2011 Documentation Is Presented In : Preparer's Eligibility Recommendation: Eligibility Recommended x Eligibility Not Recommended Criteria: A 8 c D Considerations: A 8 c D E F G Complete if the property is a contributing or non-contributing resource to a NR district/property: Name of the District/Property: Naval Support Activity Annapolis, North Severn Inventory Number: AA-2199 Eligible: Yes Listed: Yes Site Visit by MHT Staff: Yes No Name: Date: Description of Property and Justification: (Please attach map and photo) Setting Bu il dings 243NS and 244NS, storage buildings, are located on the north side of Halligan Road on the former Naval Station Annapolis, now part of the North Severn Complex of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis (NSAA). Building 243NS and 244NS and the North Severn Complex sit on the north side of the Severn River across the river from the United States Naval Academy (also part of the NSAA). North and east of the North Severn Complex is Greenbury Point, the location of the former Naval Radio Transmitting Facility. Buildings 243NS and 244NS faces south on Halligan Road . 244NS stands west of Building 243NS. A chain-link metal fence spans between the two buildings on their southern ends. Description Buildings 243NS and 244NS were built in 1946 as storage buildings. The one-story buildings have a rectangular footprint and sit on solid poured concrete foundations. The buildings are clad in standing-seam metal siding and are capped with front-gable MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility Recommended: Eligibility Not Recommended: x Criteria: A 8 c D Considerations: A 8 c D E F G MHT Comments: Amanda Apple Monday, June 23, 2014 Reviewer, Office of Preservation Services Date NIA Reviewer, National Register Program Date Monday, June 23, 2014 Printed from MHT G/S!Library Database Z,.o\ 't.o 52~"4 NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM A 2199 Ge:l.6.. Buildings 243NS and 244NS, Storage • age 2 standing-seam metal roofs. The main (south) elevation of Building 243NS has a central door opening that has been enclosed with standing-seam metal that is pierced by a single-leaf door. The central opening is flanked by paired windows that have been enclosed. A louvered metal vent is located in the gable end. The main (south) elevation of Building 244NS has a central roll-up metal door. The central door is flanked by paired windows that have been enclosed. A louvered metal vent is located in the gable end. Historical Background The Navy first occupied the North Severn Complex near the location of Buildings 243NS and 244NS in 1938, and in 1939 the first Yard Patrol Crafts (YPs) began docking in the area (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:34) . Construction in the area began circa 1940 with a new seaplane hangar for aviation training at the Naval Academy. The hangar was completed by 1941 on the north shore of the Severn River, adjacent to the Naval Experimental Station. The construction also included a large parking apron for aircraft and a basin, which was built by infilling the shoreline south of Carr Point. The completed facility included a 4, 155-square-foot concrete apron, the seaplane basin, and a seaplane ramp (Naval Academy Archives 1945; Preston et al 2003:69; Shafroth 1937). The Navy expanded the area adjacent to the Naval Experimental Station simultaneously with the new hangar. Construction included an Enlisted Men's Barracks in 1941 and Bachelor's Officer's Quarters, Boat Repair Shed , Dispensary, and Drill and Combat Areas in 1942 (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:39). In 1943 the Navy purchased 123 additional acres of land to improve the living conditions of 800 men living on the USS Reina Mercedes and the USS Cumberland (Global Security 2010). The same year marked the construction of the Small Craft Repair Facility, storage buildings (Bu ildings 243NS and 244NS), and the Marine Ra ilway (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:34 ; USGS 1937, 1978). During World War II the Navy's activities on the North Severn became part of the Severn River Naval Command that also included the Naval Academy, the Engineering Experimental Station , the Naval Radio Station. the Naval Hospital, and the Postgraduate School. In 1947 the Navy's activities on the North Severn formally became part of the Naval Station Annapolis (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:34-35). The Naval Station Annapolis was composed of three commands: the Naval Air Facility, the Naval Barracks (USS Reina Mercedes), and the Naval Small Craft Facility (Naval Academy Archives 1947). The Naval Station Annapolis, which has also included the former seaplane hangar since 1962, was recommissioned as the Naval Support Activity Annapolis (NSAA) in 2006. The current mission of the NSAA is to provide material, personnel, and service support to the Naval Academy by maintaining small craft, equipment, and facilities for midshipmen training and by providing logistical support to the Naval Academy in its midshipmen professional development program. As a result the station maintains a fleet of over 250 YPs and sail craft, operates an Industrial Repair Department, employs divers who ensure the underwater integrity of operations, and provides pistol and rifle ranges (Global Security 201 O; Sullivan 2006). Buildings 243 and 244 are currently used as storage buildings. Evaluation MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility Recommended: Eligibility Not Recommended: x Criteria: A B c D Considerations: A B c D E F G MHT Comments: Amanda Apple Monday, June 23, 2014 Reviewer, Office of Preservation Services Date NIA Reviewer, National Register Program Date Monday, June 23. 2014 Printed from MHT GIS/Library Database NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM Buildings 243NS and 244NS, Storage ~ Build ings 243NS and 244NS are recommended as not individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to lack of significance. This study has found no evidence that these buildings are associated with important events (Criterion A) or people (Criterion B) . The storage buildings are typical of utilitarian buildings found on military reservations and are therefore not eligible under Criterion C as they do not embody distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. The buildings were not evaluated under Criterion D. In addition , a National Register-eligible historic district that would include Buildings 243NS and 244NS is not recommended due to lack of integrity. The majority of the buildings built in the boat basin area have been demolished, many in the last 10 years. Since the area was surveyed in 1999, Buildings 232NS and 233NS (product storage ready, 1941), Building 238NS (boat house, 1943), Building 239NS (boat house, 1950), Building 242NS (waterfront transportation shed , 1941), and Building 245NS (hazardous flammable storehouse, 1953) have been demolished (Cullinane and Robinson 1999). Buildings constructed in the last 35 years have been built in the vicinity of Buildings 244NS and 243NS. These buildings include Building 339 (Paint and Blasting Shop, 1986), Buildings 294NS and 336NS (Hazardous Materials Storehouses, 1970 and 1983), Building 299NS (Auto Hobby Shop, 1975), Building 340NS (Special Service Center, 1984), and Building 295NS (PW Shop, 1971). Works Cited Global Security 2010 Military, Annapolis. Global Security.org . Accessed online at <http://www.g lobalsecurity. org/military/facility/annapolis. him>. John Cullinane and Associates and Robinson and Associates [Cullinane and Robinson] 1999 Naval Station Annapolis Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan . Prepared for the United States Department of the Navy, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, by John Cullinane and Associates and Robinson and Associates. Naval Academy Archives 1945 Untitled Document. Record Group 405, Entry 39b Naval Facilities, Box No . 1, Folder No . 2. U.S. Naval Academy Archives, Nimitz Library , Annapolis, Maryland. 1947 Executive Officer's Memo, May 14. Record Group 405, Naval Station, Naval Small Craft Facility Correspondence, 1926-1959, Box No. 8. Preston , Edmund, Barry A. Lanman, and John R. Breihan 2003 Maryland Aloft: A Celebration of Aviators, Airfields, and Aerospace. Maryland Historical Trust, Crownsville. Shafroth, J. F. 1937 Letter from Commanding Officer to Officer in Charge, Buildings and Grounds, United States Naval Academy, USS Reina Mercedes Station Sh ip, Annapolis, Maryland. February 26.