US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
Location SW corner of S. Anderson Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°W / 34.36611; -77.62917Coordinates: 34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°W / 34.36611; -77.62917
Area less than one acre
Built 1946 (1946)
MPS US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.


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