Английская Википедия:Building 6981, Camp Shelby

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Building 6981 is a historic ammunition magazine located at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Constructed in 1917, it is the only building at Camp Shelby still standing from the WWI era. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1995.

Description

Building 6981 is a single room structure that measures Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert. It was constructed on a poured concrete slab that is Шаблон:Convert thick. The outer walls are poured concrete over wire mesh.

The interior floor space is approximately Шаблон:Convert. Height of the interior walls from the floor to wooden ceiling beams is Шаблон:Convert. The interior walls are paneled with pine boards that run horizontally, up to the top of two door frames that are centered in the north and south facades. The door frames are Шаблон:Convert wide and support double-leaf wooden doors that are Шаблон:Convert tall. The south facing doors are covered in sheet metal.

Шаблон:Stack The roof is also concrete, poured over wire mesh, and was constructed with a clerestory-style raised center for ventilation. The north facade has a concrete loading platform that is Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Access to the south entrance doors was provided by poured concrete steps, but a concrete ramp was constructed to facilitate ADA accessibility.

Location

Building 6981 was originally located in an undeveloped wooded area of Camp Shelby at coordinates Шаблон:Coord. The building was relocated approximately Шаблон:Convert onto the grounds of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum and is the oldest structure at Camp Shelby, dating from the WWI era.