US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Assembly Building explained

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Assembly Building
Location:Jct. Of Channel Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.3672°N -77.6303°W
Builder:Kellex Corporation
George & Lynch
Added:September 14, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000909

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Assembly Building is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation, and is a 1 1/2-story, reinforced concrete and concrete block building. It measures 75 feet by 82 feet and has a low-pitched, gable-front roof. The building was abandoned by the military in 1948 and subsequently used for commercial and recreational purposes. It was erected for the purpose of fabricating and storing missiles used in "Operation Bumblebee."[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward F. Turberg. US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Assembly Building . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1993. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.