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Item Title
Picatinny Arsenal, 800 Area, Complete Rounds-Melt Loading District, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
LocationState Route 15 near I-80,
Dover vicinity, NJ
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NJ-36-E
Building/structure dates:
1930 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
192 subsequent work
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions. Located on the north and west shore of Picatinny Lake, the 800 Area was constructed to replace structures destroyed in the explosion of 1926. Its design provided for a smooth flow of materials and explosives through a grouping of four major buildings connected by walkways.
Subjects
FiresMagazines (military Buildings)Wooden Buildings
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. LOOKING NORTHWEST IN 800 AREA. BUILDING NO. 803, MAGAZINE IN FOREGROUND, BUILDING NO. 887 & 807-B IN BACKGROUND, BUILDING NO.802 ON EXTREME LEFT.
2. BUILDING NO. 807, RECEIVING, CLEANING & INSPECTION BUILDING, LOOKING EAST ALONG NORTHWEST FACADE.
3. BUILDING NO. 810, MAJOR CALIBER LOADING BUILDING, LOOKING SOUTH AT NORTHWEST ELEVATION.
4. BUILDING NO. 810, LOOKING NORTH AT SOUTHWEST CORNER.
5. BUILDING NO. 813, MAJOR CALIBER LOADING BUILDING, GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST SHOWING NORTHWEST SIDE.
6. BUILDING NO. 816, ASSEMBLY BUILDING, GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST SHOWING NORTH SIDE.
7. BUILDING NO. 816, ASSEMBLY BUILDING, DETAIL OF WEST FACADE, SHOWING EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR AND ALARMS.
8. BUILDING NO. 820, PACKING AND SHIPPING, SOUTHEAST FACADE, BUILDING NO. 820-C ON RIGHT.
9. BUILDING NO. 820, PACKING AND SHIPPING, GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST.
10. GENERAL VIEW LOOKING SOUTH ON FIDLAR ROAD., BUILDING NO. 820 IN FOREGROUND, BUILDING NO. 816 IN BACKGROUND CENTER, BUILDING NO. 806 IN RIGHT BACKGROUND.
11. GENERAL VIEW LOOKING NORTHEAST, BUILDING NO. 823, AMMUNITIOM NITRATE LOADING BUILDING, IN LEFT BACKGROUND. BUILDING NO. 824, TNT SCREENING BUILDING, IN RIGHT BACKGROUND.
12. BUILDING NO. 824, BUILDING NO. 824-A, MAGAZINE, GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST AT NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES. BARRICADE TO RIGHT.
13. BUILDING NO. 824, LOOKING SOUTHWEST AT NORTHEAST CORNER. BUILDING NO. 823, GENERAL ORDINANCE MAGAZINE, VISIBLE IN BACKGROUND. BUILDING NO. 824-A TO RIGHT OF BUILDING NO. 824.
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