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]
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower | |
.jpg) US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower | |
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| Location | SW corner of S. Anderson Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W / 34.36611°N 77.62917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1946 |
| Built by | Kellex Corporation; George & Lynch |
| MPS | US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000910[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.