AA-2199-18 Naval Station Annapolis; Small Craft Facility; Building 66NS 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: 10-30-2017 Maryland Historical Trust Determination of Eligibility Form roperty Name: Building 66NS, Small Craft Facility Inventory Number: He 2199_0018- ~Q,f.:y Address: North Severn Complex, Naval Support Activity Annapolis Historic District: Yes x No 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, Inc. 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 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: 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 Building 66NS is located on the south side of Halligan Road on the former Naval Station Annapolis, now part of the North Severn Complex of Naval Support Activity Annapolis (NSAA). Building 66NS and the North Severn Complex sit on the north side of the Severn River across from the United States Naval Academy (also part of the NSAA). North and east of the North Severn Complex is Green bury Point, the location of the former Naval Radio Transmitting Facility. Description Building 66NS was built in 1943 as a Small Craft Repair Facility. The building has a rectangular footprint oriented north-south and consists of two adjoining sections. The north section is a large two-story building with an arched roof capped with a monitor. It sits on a stretcher-bond brick foundation and is clad in corrugated metal siding that is not original to the building . The north section of the building is largely unfenestrated. Five roll-up metal vehicular doors span the first story of the west elevation. A single-leaf door that serves as the main entrance is located on the east elevation and is sheltered by a canvas awning. The second story of the north section is pierced by a row of one-over-one metal-sash replacement windows on the east elevation and three groups of one-over-one metal-sash replacement windows on the west elevation. 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 N/A Reviewer, National Register Program Date Monday. June 23, 2014 Printed from MHT GIS/Library Database -z.o 1"l.. o sz'lr<..l NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM .A-jd 99 08 I 0 a lt.'S Building 66NS, Small Craft Facility ge 2 The south section of Building 66NS is one story and sits on a stretcher-bond brick foundation. The building has a saw tooth roof covered in standing-seam metal. The south section's exterior walls are clad in corrugated metal that is not original to the building. The main entrance is located on the east elevation and consists of a single-leaf door sheltered by a canvas awning. One-light fixed metal-sash replacement windows pierce the southeast corner. The west elevation is fenestrated by three roll-up metal doors, single-leaf metal doors, and one-light fixed metal-sash replacement windows. A concrete-block bay projects from the west elevation and contains a single-leaf door. Historical photos show that the north section of the building was originally pierced by large industrial multi-light fixed and awning metal-sash windows on the east and west elevations. Similar windows also lined the east, south, and possibly the west elevations of the south section of the building . These windows have since been removed and/or covered with siding . The original sidi ng of the north and south sections of the building consisted of rectangular panels that were possibly metal or Transite. Historical Background The Navy first occupied the North Severn Complex near the location of Building 66NS in 1938, and in 1939, the first Yard Patrol Crafts (Y Ps) began docking in the area. YPs are small boats used as training crafts for midshipmen and provide realistic at-sea training for navigation. The boats patrol the area between the boat basin and the Chesapeake Bay and continue to be docked on the North Severn Complex today (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:34). Construction in the vicinity of Bu ilding 66NS 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 the 4, 155-square-foot concrete apron , the 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 on the north side of the Severn River 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 (Building 66NS). storage buildings, and the Marine Railway. Prior to 1943, all repairs and overhauls of Naval Academy ships were completed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. After the completion of Building 66NS, the Naval Academy became self-supporting in its small craft operations and maintenance for the first time. During World War II the Navy's activities on the North Severn became part of the Severn River Naval Command, which also incl uded 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 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 N/A Reviewer, National Register Program Date Monday, June 23, 2014 Printed from MHT GIS!Library Database NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM ~Cll.S Building 66NS, Small Craft Facility Wge3 Naval Barracks (USS Reina Mercedes), and the Naval Small Craft Facility (Naval Academy Archives 1947). As part of the Naval Station Annapolis, the Naval Small Craft Facility was responsible for the Small Craft Basin , the Boat Repair Shed (Building 66NS), Ship Facilities, and the Marine Railway. In 1950 the Naval Air Facility became a separate command under the Severn River Naval Command and the Small Craft Facility remained as part of the Naval Station Annapolis, with its primary mission "to operate and maintain small craft and instruction facilities, and provide services as directed for the instruction and support of the Brigade of Midshipmen, and for utility and emergency services to the Severn River Naval Command" (Cullinane and Robinson 1999:36). 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 2010; Sullivan 2006). Building 66NS is still currently used as a Small Craft Repair Facility, and the adjacent dock and basin hold the YPs used by the Naval Academy. Evaluation Building 66NS retains a low level of integrity. Changes made to the building since its construction include the replacement of the original siding and the covering and replacement of the original windows.