AA-34-5 Fort George G. Meade, , EAGLE Health and Physical Fitness Center, Building 9810

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Last Updated: 05-15-2018 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR Eligible: yes DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FORM no X

Property Name: Building 9810 (EAGLE Health & Fitness Center) Inventory Number: AA-34-5

Address: 9810 Emory Road Historic district: yes X no City: Fort Meade Zip Code: 20755 County: Anne Arundel

Property Owner: U.S. Government Tax Account ID Number: 90042590

Tax Map Parcel Number(s): 0372 Tax Map Number: 0029 ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

Project: East Campus Integration Program EIS, Fort Meade, MD Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)

Agency Prepared By: HOR, Inc.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preparer's Name: Paul Weishar Date Prepared: 9/23/2015

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Description of Property and Justification: (Please attach map and photo) Building Description

Building 9810, the EAGLE Health and Fitness Center, was constructed in 1958-1959 as the Enlisted Men's Service Club and Library. The building was enlarged and converted to a fitness center in 2005-2006. The building was designed by John Carroll Dunn and Associates out of Baltimore, MD and constructed by Gunnell Construction Co., Inc. of Washington, DC. The building is located north of Emory Road on a small grassy rise. Mature trees and a few foundation plantings frame the building, which is accessed via concrete walkways. Large asphalt parking lots are located to the east and west. In proximity to the building are four barracks (Buildings 9801, 9802, 9803, 9804) as well as a dining hall (Building 9829).

A restrained example of Modem design, the one-story building has an irregular plan resulting from a large two-story wing on the western end, a one-story wing on the eastern end, and several additions on the rear (north) elevation. Set on a concrete foundation, this concrete-block structure has a stretcher-bond brick veneer. Flat roofs cap the core of the building and rear additions, while the wings have very low-pitched front-gabled roofs. All of the roofs are covered with composition roll and an interior brick chimney with a plain cap pierces the roof of the main block. The building is typically fenestrated with sliding metal-sash windows in single

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and paired units. Window openings on the fa9ade (south elevation) are larger than secondary elevations, with paired windows capped by one-light fixed transoms on the facade of the main block and elongated window openings holding paired fixed lights over paired sliding metal lights on the two-story west wing. The main entry is located in the westernmost bay of the center block and is sheltered by a wide one-story, one-bay porch with brick supports and a flat-roofed, boxed metal roof with wide cornice. The main entry opening holds paired, double-leaf, metal-frame glass doors with multi-light sidelights and transoms. Double-leaf, flush metal doors that provide access to the western wing are located immediately to the west of the main entry sheltered by the porch but obscured by a brick support wall. Additional door openings on the fa9ade and secondary elevations hold single- and double­ leaf flush metal doors. Multiple window and door openings on the secondary elevations have been infilled with brick. The rear ell features ribbons of windows long the east (side) elevation along with a concrete loading dock. A portion of this rear ell functions as a dining facility.

Circa 1986, a one-story, brick-veneered addition with a flat roof was added to the northwest elbow of the building. Designed by Fort Meade' s DPW Engineering office, the addition is fenestrated with a single-leaf, metal-frame glass door with a two-light sidelight. Another one-story, brick-veneered addition with a shed roof was added to previous addition in 2013 . Designed by the USA CE Baltimore District, this classroom/office addition was constructed by WileylWilson of Lynchburg, VA. Three openings (not photographed) are located on the north (rear) elevation of the addition.

NSA Historic Context

The National Security Agency (NSA) can trace its history to 1917, when a Cipher Bureau was created in the Military Intelligence Division of the U. S. Army during World War I. Both the Army and the Navy maintained their own intelligence units, but during World War II , the Army and Navy formed a State-Army-Navy Communications Intelligence Board that oversaw all Communications Intelligence (COMINT) activities (Howe n.d.). In the twentieth century, COMINT was considered vital to the Nation' s security and had proved invaluable to the and its allies during World War II. General Thomas T. Handy, who served as Deputy ChiefofStafffor the Army in the latter halfofthe war, reportedly said that COMINT shortened the war in Europe by at least a year. Intercepted radio intelligence provided strategic opportunities that were considered turning points in the war. Although the Army and Navy collaborated on most of the COMINT during World War II , after the war, COMINT responsibilities had expanded into six different organizations, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, State Department, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). All of the organizations acted independently and autonomously, which proved inefficient and ineffective; COMINT efforts were not unified and were often duplicative (Brownell 1952).

The Armed Forces Communications Intelligence Agency was established in May 1949 by the Secretary of Defense to create one unified national cryptologic agency. The agency was soon renamed the Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA). In addition to its COMINT duties, the AFSA was also tasked with Communications Security (COMSEC) (Howe n.d.). The intent of AFSA was to direct COMINT and Electronics Intelligence (ELINT) of the military service signals intelligence units, but in reality, AFSA had little power or authority.

In 1951 , the recently established National Security Council (NSC) authorized a study of the effectiveness of COMINT activities nationwide. The subsequent report, known as the Brownell Committee Report, was released in 1952. It recommended that CO MINT efforts should be integrated and consolidated at the national level under the purview of a single government department (Brownell 1952). As a result, the National Security Agency (NSA) was established on November 4, 1952 by the Secretary of Defense, under specific instructions from President Harry Truman.

Lt Gen Ralph J. Canine, USA, the head of AFSA, was named the first Director ofNSA. Director Canine had to bring various

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intelligence agencies together under the fledgling Agency, which was scattered across Washington, DC and northern Virginia. One of the first decisions Director Canine made was to consolidate the various components of the Agency and locate NSA headquarters at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Fort Meade was considered far enough away from Washington, DC that in the event ofa nuclear attack, the Agency would remain secure and outside of the blast zone. The move was approved and NSA began plans to build a headquarters large enough to accommodate their work force (NSA 2012).

Plans were already underway in 1951 to construct an operations building for AFSA; however when NSA was established, the mission and scope of operations of the Agency was dramatically increased. Original plans called for 1.4 million square feet of space, with approximately 1.1 million square feet for operational use. As the design process proceeded, operational space was reduced to 1.06 million square feet; however, this was still considered adequate in 1951 to accommodate the total work force and some expansion. The 1951 plans did not take into account the hiring of nearly 1,500 additional civilians for NSA later in the 1950s, nor did it account for the large size of 1950s computers, or the vast increase (more than 60 percent) in the amount of intelligence material to be reviewed. As a result, NSA had outgrown its first facility before construction began. As a stop-gap measure, NSA Director Canine decided to keep the COMSEC staff at the Naval Security Station in Washington, DC and await ne~ construction rather than force staff into an over-crowded building (Canine 1955). Ultimately, a limited number ofNSA personnel moved to Fort Meade in late 1952.

In May 1954, bids were solicited for the construction of the NSA operations building at Fort Meade (Claussen 1954a). The building was situated on the west side of Fort Meade in a previously undeveloped area of the installation what would become the NSA campus. In the interim, initial construction began with what is now called the 9800 Troop Support Area to the east of the operations building. Four buildings in this area (9801, 9802, 9803, 9804) were planned to serve as barracks for servicemen assigned to NSA duties. Although planned for use as barracks, NSA initially used these buildings for interim operations while they awaited the construction of the new operations building, designated Building 9800 (Claussen 1954b). All of the 9800 Troop Support Area buildings, with the exception of Building 9804, were constructed in 1954 as 500-man barracks with mess halls. Building 9804 was originally constructed as a 250-man barracks. Because of anticipated growth of the Agency due in large part to their efforts in Korean and Vietnam, in March 1955, NSA requested that an additional 250-man barracks with mess hall be added to Building 9804 to provide for Navy male enlisted personnel working for NSA after the final move (Campbell 1955).

Interim operations ofNSA at Fort Meade began January 31, 1955 and continued until Building 9800 was completed in 1957. The three-story, $35-million building was expected to house 12,000 NSA personnel in 1.4 million square feet of space. Construction of Building 9800 was supervised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Evening Sun 1957). The NSA campus continued to expand with the construction of various support buildings in the mid- l 950s, including a dining hall and library, warehouses, garages, flammable material storage buildings, and a substation. Although Building 9800 was large, it was not large enough to house all NSA intelligence employees. The Korean War had resulted in NSA rapidly increasing its number of personnel. As a result of overcrowding, COMSEC remained in DC until Building 9800A (HQ High-rise) and Building 9817 were completed in 1968 (NSA 2012). Building 9814 was added in 1965. The 1970s saw the addition of Buildings 9829 (Post Office, 1972), 9828 (Davis Hall, 1973), 9703 ( 1973), and 9705 ( 1976).

As technology improved in the 1950s and weaponry and other systems began emitting non-communications signals, NSA developed Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) programs to intercept those electronic signals via satellites. NSA adopted the term Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) in 1958 to encompass both COMINT and ELINT (Howe n.d.). In the 1960s, NSA focused on providing timely intelligence for the White House and various US agencies, not just those in the Department of Defense. The Agency developed new, innovative ways to expand their collection capabilities and worked with other cryptologic organizations, such as the Naval Security Group, to create new technologies. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, NSA's technological advances allowed analysts to conclude that the Soviets assumed control of Cuba's air defense network, posing a very real threat to the

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United States. As part of its efforts to provide accurate and timely information, NSA established a network of listening posts in the mid- l 960s that provided them with additional sources of intelligence. NSA 's focus on increasing its efficiency and operations in the 1960s resulted in providing intelligence that became essential to the decision-making process of President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and that of subsequent presidents (NSA 2012).

NSA continued to provide accurate and timely intelligence and counter intelligence through the third-quarter of the twentieth century. The Agency consolidated the large amount of data collected and channeled it through a central location that could be disseminated to the appropriate consumer during a crisis situation. The ensured that NSA remained focused on the Soviet Union and its allies, with intelligence gathering focused on military forces, rocket forces, air defense forces, and airborne troops; however in the 1970s, the NSA also began providing information related to terrorist-related kidnappings, assassinations, and hijackings (NSA 2012).

In the 1970s and 1980s, technology made giant leaps forward in computing and electronic networks. NSA became an expert in securing information systems though encryption technology, improved voice security equipment, and adopted a centralized computer system. When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, he made defense, foreign policy, and intelligence matters top priorities for his administration. NSA used fixed ground stations, airborne platforms, other ground-based communications, and geosynchronous and polar orbiting satellites to gather information and achieve its mission. NSA also analyzed information and provided intelligence support to U.S. policymakers to help them understand the larger context of political situations. NSA provided cryptologic support to U. S. and allied military forces during the Gulf War in the 1990s and eventually became involved in counternarcotic activities (NSA 2012).

Back on the NSA campus, a large operations building, Building 9800C/D, was completed in September 1986. President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan attended the dedication of the building, which marked the largest construction project on the NSA campus since the 1950s (NSA 2012).

With the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s, Congress made significant cuts in NSA's personnel and budget. The Agency's future was unclear and it consolidated sites and personnel as it was downsized. In response to the public's growing interest in a relatively unknown agency, NSA also had to determine how much information on the Agency and its activities would be openly provided. NSA began outreach programs to teach cryptology to local students to attract interest in the field, opened the National Cryptologic Museum, and created the National Vigilance Park in 1996 to honor the "silent warriors" who risked their lives on airborne signals intelligence missions during the Cold War. The Agency also allowed a documentary to be filmed at NSA, the first time the Agency opened its doors to outside cameras. Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden, USAF was appointed Director ofNSA in 1999. He ushered in an era of openness at the Agency that was unheard of. He gave speeches, made public appearances, and reached out directly to the press, inviting journalists to dinner for discussions on the Agency and its mission (NSA 2012).

As NSA moved into the twenty-first century, Director Hayden commissioned a study ofNSA's organization and operations to make recommendations for change. As a result, the Agency implemented multiple adjustments based on opening communication up and down the chain of command and emphasizing employees' own personal responsibility to foster beneficial change. After a massive computer system failure in 2000, NSA began a transition to rely more on private contractor support that allowed NSA' s technical employees to focus on their mission. Responding to the information age and burgeoning technology, NSA worked to provide secure communications across new digital cellular networks (NSA 2012).

After the terrorist attacks on September 11 , 200 I, NSA was forced to examine its readiness to deal with unconventional enemies and attacks. NSA joined America's armed forces in the war in Afghanistan to bring down al Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power. As part of Expeditionary SIGINT, NSA personnel were deployed with military forces to provide them with tailored and

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immediate SIGINT for military operations. NSA personnel included language analysts, cryptologists, technicians, and engineers who provided real-time support for the military in theater. NSA also developed secured coalition networks that provided secure communications for troops and operations throughout Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. At the same time, NSA responded to the growing national concern regarding cybersecurity and protecting digital networks and data from terrorists and other threats. As a result, when the U.S. military reorganized its cyber operations in 2005, the new "network warfare" unit was based at NSA and the Director became that unit's Commander (NSA 2012).

Today, NSA continues to address issues of cyberterrorism, computer hacking, and securing digital information and communications, as well as producing SIGINT. NSA is constantly adjusting and improving its capabilities to defend the U.S. against attacks through information assurance and the collection of foreign signals intelligence (NSA 2012).

NRHP Evaluation

Building 9810 is recommended not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The building was completed in 1957 as a support auxiliary building for NSA. Although it was constructed during the Cold War era, this building is not associated with significant events related to the Cold War, NSA, or Fort Meade, and is therefore not eligible for listing in the NRHP under Criterion A. The building is not associated with any individuals significant in our past and is not eligible under Criterion B. Building 9810 does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, nor does it represent the work of a master or possess high artistic value. The building is not notable in terms of mid-twentieth century architectural design or construction; it is an example of a common building type found on military installations across the U.S. and is not architecturally significant. As a result, the building is not eligible for listing under Criterion C. The building is also unlikely to yield information important to history or prehistory and is not eligible under Criterion D. Further, Building 9810 has diminished integrity of design, materials, and workmanship due to replacement windows and doors, infilling of window openings, and multiplf additions. The building maintains integrity of location, setting, feeling, and association.

References Cited

Brownell, George A., Charles E. Bohlen, John Magruder, Brig. Gen., USA (Ret.), William H. Jackson. "Report to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense by a special committee appointed pursuant to letter of 28 December 1951 ." Also known as the "Brownell Committee Report". 13 June 1952. https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/interactive_ timeline/Content/preNSA/documents/1 9520613 PreNSA Doc 3 201737_Brownell.pdf - --

Campbell, Colonel George E. Memorandum to the Chief of Naval Operations regarding Navy Space Requirements at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, dated 17 March 1955. https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/interactive_ timeline/Content/1950s/documents/19550331_ l950_ Doc_ 39785 70_Navy.pdf

Canine, Ralph J. Memorandum to the Secretary of Defense regarding the Alleviation of Overcrowding Upon Initial occupancy of NSA Operations Building at Fort Meade, dated 1 June 1955. https ://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/interactive_ time! ine/Content/l 950s/documents/ 19550601_ 1950_ Doc_ 39785 81 _Alleviation.pdf

Claussen, Peter H., Jr. Memorandum for All NSA Employees regarding Move to Fort Meade, dated 14 May 1954. (1954a). Https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/interactive_ timeline/Content/l 950s/documents/1 9540514_ l 950_ Doc_ 39785 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility recommended Eligibility not recommended

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Claussen, Peter H., Jr. Memorandum for All NSA Employees regarding Firm Moving Date Set for Interim Move, dated 24 August 1954. (1954b). Https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/interactive_timeline/Content/l 950s/documents/19540824_ 1950_Doc _ 39785 68_Memo.pdf

Evening Sun (Baltimore). "Fort Meade's Big New Hush-Hush Building Nearing Completion." 7 June 1957.

Howe, George F. "The Early History ofNSA." National Security Agency, n.d. https://www.nsa.gov/public _info/_ files/cryptologic_ spectrum/early_ history_ nsa.pdf.

National Security Agency (NSA). National Security Agency: 60 Years of Defending our Nation. 2012. https://www .nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_ heritage/60th/book/NSA _ 60th _Anniversary .pdf.

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National Security Agency (NSA) El S for the East Campus Integration Program at Fort Meade, MD Anne Arundel County Alf photos taken by NSA, June/October 2015

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MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR Eligible: yes _ DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FORM no_){_ AA-34-5 Property Name: Physical Fitness Center (#9810) Inventory Number: AA ~34_ e<:JOS C:C:S

Address: Fort George G. Meade City: Odenton Zip Code: 20755

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Ifth e property is within a district District Inventory Number: A A - 3LJ NR-listed district __yes Eligible district __Yes District Name: For .\- M e.c..c0 e.. Preparer's Recommendation: Contributing resource __Yes L no Non-contributing but eligible in another context

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Building 9810 is presently utilized for the Eagle Health and Fitness Center. It was built in 1959, and is located along Emory Road (Figures 1 and 2). The building is a one story brick structure with running bond bricks, four pane windows, and contains a glass double door entry on the south fa9ade (Figure 3), The north portion of the building has a one story T-shaped wing that was added at a later date (Figure 4). There are also associated generators and electrical service units to the immediate north of the building. There are steel door emergency exits on the east, west and north facades (Figures 5 and 6). There is little ornamentation on the structure. This measures approximately 270 feet east/west and 150 feet north/south.

Under Criterion A, resources that are eligible must be "associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history." The building is not associated with a historic event, military strategy, or specific armed conflict, and there is no known direct association of these buildings

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with national or local historic events. Therefore, the fitness center is not eligible under National Register Criterion A.

The building is not directly related to any individual who has made a significant contribution to history. Therefore, the building is National Register eligible under Criterion B.

The building was also evaluated under Criterion C. In order to be eligible under Criterion C, the buildings must: " ... embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction." The building is built from standardized Quartermaster plans, with few embellishments. The design, construction, and arrangement of the building are typical of Army administrative structures of the period. The building lacks distinction and is not of high artistic value. The building is nearly devoid of non-essential decoration or ornamentation, and its sterile and institutional design reflects its stark utilitarianism. As such, it is not good representations of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. The building does not possess any unique or distinctive features, materials, or workmanship, nor is it the work of a master.

The building does not represent a significant or distinguishable entity, other than nwnerous other public and private buildings constructed at that time that utilized very general features from Modem architectural styles. Therefore, the building is not are not considered eligible under National Register Criterion C.

The building was evaluated under Criterion D, for its information potential. Potential information that the building might possess could relate to its method of design, construction, layout, or construction materials. As previously mentioned, the building was constructed under standardized plans and siting that were used nationwide, and was constructed using techniques and materials common from its construction date through today. Therefore, the building contains little significant information potential, and is not eligible under Criterion D. MARYLAND IDSTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIBILITY REVIEW FORM AA ~ 3'-f-S' Continuation Sheet No. 2 ~ 1 ~ _ !lf-00%3-Ueh

References

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715 December 2012 Prepared by: Date Prepared: ______MARYLAND IDSTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIBILITY REVIEW FORM

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AA0034-2013-01-09-001.TIF Veterinary Facility, Building 2018, West Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-002.TIF Veterinary Facility, Building 2018, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-003 .Tl F Veterinary Facility, Building 2018, South Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-004.TIF Veterinary Facility, Building 2018, East Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-005.TIF Dental Clinic, Building 2480, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-006.TIF Dental Clinic, Building 2480, East Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-007.TIF Dental Clinic, Building 2480, South and West Fa<;:ades AA0034-2013-01-09-008.TIF Dental Clinic, Building 2480, South Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-009.TIF Health Clinic, Building 2481, Northwest Entrance AA0034-2013-0l-09-010.TIF Health Clinic, Building 2481, West Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-0ll.TIF Health Clinic, Building 2481, South Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-012.TIF Health Clinic, Building 2481, East Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-013.TIF Health Clinic, Building 2481, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-014.TIF Hospital, Building 2483, Northeast Fa<;:ade, Main Entrance AA0034-2013-01-09-015.TIF Hospital, Building 2483, Entrance Detail AA0034-2013-01-09-016.TIF Hospital, Building 2483, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-017.TIF Hospital, Building 2483, West Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-018.TIF Hospital, Building 2483, South Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-019.TIF Forensic Laboratory, Building 2490, East Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-020.TIF Forensic Laboratory, Building 2490, Detail of Entrance AA0034-2013-01-09-02 l.Tl F Forensic Laboratory, Building 2490, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-022 .Tl F Forensic Laboratory, Building 2490, West Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-023.TIF Forensic Laboratory, Building 2490, South Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-024.TI F Sub Switch Station, Building 4324A, East Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-025.TI F Sub Switch Station, Building 4324A, South and West Facades AA0034-2013-01-09-026.TJF Sub Switch Station, Building 4324A, West Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-027 .Tl F Sub Switch Station, Building 4324A, North Fa<;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-028.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4325A, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-029.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4325A, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-030.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4325A, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-031.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4325A, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-032.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4327 A, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-033.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4327 A, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-034.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4327A, West Fac;::ade M0034-2013-01-09-035.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4327 A, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-036.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4331A, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-037 .TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4331A, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-038.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4331A, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-039.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4331A, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-040.TI F Sub Switch Station, Building 4334A, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-041.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4334A, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-042.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4334A, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-043.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4334A, West Fac;::ade M0034-2013-01-09-044.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-045.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-046.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-047.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-048.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, Detail of Greek Revival Entrance AA0034-2013-01-09-049.TIF Public Affairs Building, Building 4409, Detail of Red Cross Emblem in Brickwork, above North Entrance Door AA0034-2013-01-09-050.TIF Storage, General Purpose Building, Building 4426, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-051.TIF Storage, General Purpose Building, Building 4426, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-052.TIF Storage, General Purpose Building, Building 4426, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-053 .TIF Storage, General Purpose Building, Building 4426, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-054.TIF Courtroom Building, Building 4432, North and West Fac;::ades AA0034-2013-01-09-055.TIF Courtroom Building, Building 4432, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-056.TIF Courtroom Building, Building 4432, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-057.TIF Administration Building, Building 4471A, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-058.Tl F Administration Building, Building 4471A, Detail of Original Entrance on North Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-059.TIF Administration Building, Building 4471A, East Fac;::ade with Covered Teller Window Service Area AA0034-2013-01-09-060.TIF Administration Building, Building 4471A, South Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-061.TIF Administration Building, Building 4471A, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2 013-01-09-062.Tl F Sub Switch Station, Building 4630, South Fac;::ade M0034-2013-01-09-063.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4630, West Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-064.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4630, North Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-065.TIF Sub Switch Station, Building 4630, East Fac;::ade AA0034-2013-01-09-066. TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-067 .Tl F Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, Looking Southwest AA0034-2013-01-09-068.TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, South Half of West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-069.TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, North Half of West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-070. TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, Detail of Entrance of Building AA0034-2013-01-09-071.TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-072.TIF Fort Meade Museum, Building 4674, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-073.TIF Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, Looking Southeast AA0034-2013-01-09-074.TIF Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, West Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-075.TIF Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, North Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-076.TIF Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, South Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-077. Tl F Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, East Fac;:ade of Office Section AA0034-2013-0l-09-078.TIF Exchange Auto Services, Building 4680, East Fac;:ade of Service Bay Section AA0034-2013-01-09-079.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-080.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-081.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, Detail of Entrance to Chapel AA0034-2013-01-09-082.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, Detail of Entrance into Office, West Facade AA0034-2013-01-09-083.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, Detail of Steeple AA0034-2013-01-09-084.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-085.TIF Chapel, Building 8465, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-086.TIF Battalion Company, Building 8476, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-087.TIF Battalion Company, Building 8476, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-088.TIF Battalion Company, Building 8476, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-089.TIF Battalion Company, Building 8476, West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-090.TIF Signal Company. HQ, Building 8501, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-091.TIF Signal Company. HQ, Building 8501, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-092.TIF Signal Company. HQ, Building 8501, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-093.TIF Signal Company. HQ, Building 8501, West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-094.TIF Warehouse, Building 8881, West Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-095.TIF Warehouse, Building 8881, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-096. Tl F Warehouse, Building 8881, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-097.TIF Warehouse, Building 8881, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-098.TIF Physical Fitness Center, Building 9810, South Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-099.TIF Physical Fitness Center, Building 9810, North Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-100.TIF Physical Fitness Center, Building 9810, East Fac;:ade AA0034-2013-01-09-101.TIF Physical Fitness Center, Building 9810, West Fac;:ade Building 9810

Physical Fitness Center

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