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AA-359-26 U.S. Naval Academy, Ricketts Hall, Building 566 AA-359-26 U.S. Naval Academy, Ricketts Hall, Building 566 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. Researchers who need a thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment. All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust. Last Updated: 09-11-2018 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR Eligible: yes DETERM ATION OF ELIGIBILITY FORM no A A--35'1" c2 Cs- ~- 1:>S'L co "6- c. i½ Property Name: Ricketts Hall (Building 566) Inventory Number: Contrib.Res. Address: Brownson Road United States Naval Academy Historic di strict: X yes no City: Annapolis Zip Code: 21402 County: Anne Arundel USGS Quadrangle(s): ---'-------------------------Annapolis Property Owner: United States Navy Tax Account ID Number: Tax Map Parcel Number(s): Tax Map Number: --------- Project: Contract N40080-07-D-03 I I , Delivery Order 40 Agency: NAVFAC Washjngton Agency Prepared By: The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Preparer's Name: Patti Kuhn Date Prepared: 1/28/2011 Documentation is presented in: Preparer's Eligibility Recommendation: Eligibility recommended X Eligibility not recommended Criteria: A B C D Considerations: A B 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: United States Naval Academy Inventory Number: AA-359 Eligible: yes Listed: yes Site visit by MHT Staff yes X no Name: Date: Description of Property and Justification: (Please attach map and photo) Setting Ricketts Hall (Building 566) is located on the southern end of the United States Naval Academy campus. The building faces west on Brownson Road across from Lejeune Hall. Northeast of the building is Rip Miller Field. Turner Joy Road lines the east side of the building and follows Spa Creek, wruch is located east of Ricketts Hall and the road. Description Built in I 966, Ricketts Hall stands three stories high above a solid poured concrete foundation. The exterior of the building is clad in stretcher-bond brick glazed in shades of blue, gray, and wrute. The building is capped with a flat roof that is ornamented by a concrete frieze with rectangular recessed panels. Segmental arched openings pierce the first story of the building. On the mrun (west) elevation of the building, the openings create a loggia that spans the fac;:ade in its entirety. Behind the loggia the building is lit by six-light metal-sash awning windows. The center segmental arched opening on the fac;:ade leads to the main entry to the building. A double-leaf glass and metal door provides access into the building behjnd the arched opening. Above the arch are the words "Ricketts Hall" in metal lettering that is lighted by five metal can li ghts. A metal plaque is located on the south side of the MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility recommended Eligibility not recommended Criteria: A B C D Considerations: A B C D E F G MHT Comments: Date Reviewer, National Register Program Date NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM Contrib.Res. Ricketts Hall (Building 566) Page 2 entrance and states that the hall was dedicated to Admiral Claude Vernon Ricketts, 1906-1964. The first-story arched openings on the other elevations hold six-light metal-sash awning windows. Fenestration on the second and third stories is one-over-one metal­ sash windows with concrete lintels. The windows on the second and third stories are separated by a concrete spandrel. In 1995 a large addition was constructed on the east elevation of Ricketts Hall. The one-story addition is clad in small square concrete blocks and slate tiles, and has a fl at roof with a center monitor. The addition is pierced by vertical three-light metal-sash awning windows. The main entrance to the addition is located on the canted southern corner. This portion of the building consists of symmetrically spaced poured concrete piers that are covered with a shed roof. In between the piers are one-light metal-sash windows. A double-leaf metal and glass door is located on the southwestern end. Ricketts Hall currently serves as the athletic center. The main block of the building holds offices for the athletic department, and the addition contains a state-of-the-art fitness center. Historical Background The 1965 Master Plan By the middle of the twentieth century, the Naval Academy was outgrowing its campus. Although the 1898 Ernest Flagg campus design allowed for some future expansion, the existing buildings and facilities had become small and outdated and additional space was greatly needed. In June 1961 a special commission headed by Admiral Ben Moreell was established to produce a new plan for the Academy (Ki land and Howren 2007: 135). Moreell, then the Chairman of the Board of the Naval Academy, was formerly the chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps and was best known as the Father of the Navy's Seabees. The urgent need for a master pl an was a result of increased enrollment and the need for advanced studies in highly scientific and technological fields. In the early 1900s there were 800 midshipmen at the Academy; in 1971 there were more than 4,200. In addition, the number of classes was increasing: the Academy offered 50 courses in 1947 and by 1971 it offered 400 (Evening Capital 1971 ). Until World War II the Academy accommodated enrollment and curriculum changes by adding single buildings on available space. After World War II the Academy recognized that its changing scope necessitated better planning efforts. In 1947 the Bureau of Yards and Docks began the planning efforts by preparing several comprehensive site plans that illustrated extensive changes to the campus. In 1948 a special advisory commission known as the Manning Commission prepared a report that outlined the needs of the Academy and proposed solutions. The 1948 plan resulted in the modernization and expansion of the athletic facilities and midshipman housing, in particular the rehabilitation and expansion of Bancroft Hall in 1961. These studies were the first since Flagg's plan in 1898 (Warnecke 1967: I). In 1961 the Moreell Commission submitted its report, which featured a plan to expand the campus with new academic buildings and utilities. Renowned American architect Edward Durrell Stone, who was a part of the Moreell Commission, designed three monumental buildings as part of the plan. The Moreell Report included a bold proposal to expand the Academy into three city blocks of Historic Annapolis, directly outside Gate Three (Maryland Avenue between King George and Hanover streets). The report stated that the pl an would only affect two historic buildings, which could easily be moved (Bureau of Navy Personnel 1961: 19, Ki land and Howren 2007: 136). A copy of the plan was leaked to the Baltimore Sun before it could be property vetted by city officials, prompting outrage from the city since they had not been consulted before the completion of the study. The city felt that the three bl ocks were integral to the history and character of Annapolis. In response, local preservationists created a report that listed more than a half-dozen hi storic buildings within the three-block area. The argument was also played out in the Baltimore MARYLAND IDSTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility recommended Eligibility not recommended Criteria: A B C D Considerations: A B C D E F G MHT Comments: Reviewer, Office of Preservation Services Date Reviewer, National Register Program Date NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM AA-357-:Jw Contrib.Res. Ricketts Hall (Building 566) Page 3 Sun: "'We are gravely concerned with the implications behind the proposed expansion of the Naval Academy into portions of historic Annapolis,' Robert J. Kerr, executive director of Historic Annapolis Inc., said yesterday. Mr Kerr said that neither he nor the City's Planning and Zoning Commission had been told of the plan and its announcement yesterday caught them off guard" (l(jland and Howren 2007: 136). The plan was subsequently dropped. After the Moreell Report it was clear that more detailed studies of space requirements and building locations were needed (Warnecke 1967: I). In 1965 the Naval Academy revealed a new Master Plan that call ed fo r the largest building campaign the Academy had seen since the turn of the twentieth century. The Academy chose John Carl Warnecke and Associates to prepare the report. Warnecke is best known for his notable buildings designed in the Bauhaus and Modernist styles, many of which were built in the Washington, D .C. region, including the New Executi ve Office Building and the John F. Kennedy Memorial. Warnecke's 1965 plan stipulated extensive work on existing buildings, replacement and expansion of the utilities system, and the construction of new buildings. The primary purpose of the 1965 modernization and expansion plan for the Naval Academy was to provide adequate facilities that fulfilled the mission of the Academy. Warnecke noted, however, that these functional requirements would also have a great physical impact on the Academy and its traditional appearance as new construction could either add or detract from the character of the historic campus.
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