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Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Dispatcher House, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX

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Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Dispatcher House, North of Park Avenue at Forty-ninth Street, Killeen, Bell County, TX

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Summary

Field notes for this record are with main record TX-3392
Significance: Building 1929 is a representative example of a Dispatcher House constructed according to the 800 Series of standard construction designs developed by the War Department for the mobilization effort during World War II. Building 1929 was determined to be a relatively unaltered example of this building type. This building retains much of its original character based on the plans that are located at Fort Hood and reflects the construction techniques that were utilized on most World War II-era temporary structures.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N467
Survey number: HABS TX-3392-A
Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction

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Date

1929 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Bergstrom, George E
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Location

bell county31.11712, -97.72780
Google Map of 31.1171194, -97.72779589999999
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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