| Building 6981, Camp Shelby | |
| Location: | On grounds of Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1982°N -89.2244°W |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Mississippi Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Link: | Mississippi Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | USMS |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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| Designated Other1 Number: | 035-HAT-6002-NR-ML |
| Designated Other1 Date: | December 7, 1995[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Built: | 1917[2] |
| Added: | June 11, 1992 |
| Mpsub: | [3] |
| Refnum: | 92000698 |
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.[3] The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1995.[3] [1]
Building 6981 is a single room structure that measures 20.3feet by 20feet. It was constructed on a poured concrete slab that is 3feet thick. The outer walls are poured concrete over wire mesh.[3]
The interior floor space is approximately 360ft2. Height of the interior walls from the floor to wooden ceiling beams is 13.5feet. 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 4.5feet wide and support double-leaf wooden doors that are 6.5feet tall. The south facing doors are covered in sheet metal.[3]
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 20feet long and 5.83feet wide. Access to the south entrance doors was provided by poured concrete steps,[3] but a concrete ramp was constructed to facilitate ADA accessibility.
Building 6981 was originally located in an undeveloped wooded area of Camp Shelby at coordinates 31.1883°N -89.2192°W. The building was relocated approximately 0.75miles onto the grounds of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum and is the oldest structure at Camp Shelby, dating from the WWI era.[3]