US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower explained

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
Location:SW corner of S. Anderson Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.3661°N -77.6292°W
Builder:Kellex Corporation
George & Lynch
Added:September 14, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000910

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation, and is a reinforced concrete frame measuring 16 feet by 16 feet and 30 feet high. The building was purchased for civilian purposes in 1957 and a flat roof replaced a formerly open platform on the top level. It was erected to serve as commend headquarters for "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 Control Tower . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1993. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.