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Fort Bragg, Noncommissioned Officers' Service Club, Guest House Building, South of Butner Road, Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, NC
LocationSouth of Butner Road,
Fort Bragg, NC
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NC-397-B
Building/structure dates:
1945 initial construction
Significance: A contributing part of an eligible Fort Bragg historic district for the National Register of Historic Places. Built right after WWII but utilizing WWII building plans for temporary buildings, the Guest House Building served the wives and families of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The Army was still segregated at this time, and the 555th or "Triple Nickles" was the African American contingent ... The Guest House building had a communal open area in the center portion and a series of private rooms for wives and families to temporarily reside off of the open area.
Subjects
African AmericansOfficers' QuartersMilitary Facilities
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
VIEW OF NORTH ELEVATION
OBLIQUE VIEW TO SOUTHWEST SHOWING EAST FACADE
VIEW OF SOUTH ELEVATION
OBLIQUE VIEW TO SOUTHEAST SHOWING WEST FACADE
DETAIL, SOUTH GABLE VENT OVER SHED PORCH ROOF; VIEW TO NORTHWEST
DETAIL, NORTHEAST POST SUPPORTING SHED PORCH ROOF ON NORTH FACADE; VIEW TO EAST
DETAIL, WEST SIDE SHOWING CHIMNEY AND WALL WITH TYPICAL CONCRETE BLOCK BUTTRESS; VIEW TO NORTH
DETAIL OF CHIMNEY CLEAN-OUT, SHOWING FLUE PIPE; VIEW TO NORTH
DETAIL, WEST SIDE SHOWING TYPICAL BUTTRESSES AND WINDOW BAY; VIEW TO NORTHEAST
INTERIOR, CENTRAL ROOM EAST SIDE OF BUILDING; VIEW TO SOUTH
INTERIOR, NORTH ROOM WITH CENTRAL DOOR TO EXTERIOR; VIEW TO NORTHEAST
INTERIOR DETAIL, TYPICAL SIX OVER SIX SASH WINDOW IN SOUTHWEST CORNER ROOM; VIEW TO WEST
INTERIOR, RESTROOM WITH URINAL, MOP SINK, AND LAVATORY; VIEW TO SOUTHEAST
INTERIOR DETAIL, TWO TOILET STALLS, SHOWING ROUGH-CUT DOORS; VIEW TO NORTH
Photocopy of existing drawing (this photograph is an 8" x 10" enlargement from a 4" x 5" negative; no date, drawn by unknown for U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Georgia)ELEVATIONS (NORTH SIDE, EAST FRONT, SOUTH REAR) AFTER CONVERSION TO OFFICES
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