Ammo Bunkers
Ammo Bunkers
| Constructed: | c.1942 |
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| Architects/Builder: | Army Corps of Engineers/Del E. Webb Construction Co. |
| Historic Use: | Ammunitions storage bunker |
| Present Use: | Unused |
| Style: | None (underground) |
| National Register Status: | Listed |
The Ammo Bunkers is a military Facility property type. The Ammo Bunkers are roughly elliptical in shape, 150’ x 80’, one-story structures of reinforced concrete construction. The arched shaped roof and walls are covered with dirt. Features of the structures include a reinforced concrete entry façade with a reinforced concrete blast wall. The blast wall was constructed to contain an explosion in the bunker. The façade is a reinforced concrete wall with a flat parapet. There is a single leaf steel door centrally located on the façade.
The Ammo Bunkers are a good example of a typical utilitarian military support structure constructed at military bases during World War II. It is a locally rare example of a once common property type. The bunkers are also significant in the area of Engineering, as a specialized standardized design intended to store and protect explosive ammunition. Its overall design, use of materials and methods of construction clearly convey its military origins. Those characteristics visually provide a link to the early development of the base and its function as a bombing training facility (National Register Nomination Form, 1995).