FINAL DRAFT. Building 127

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1 Building 127 LOCATION Bernard Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone E Stone Fort and Moat CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure 4 Experimental Battery CONDITION Good 3 F G PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS The two halves of this duplex are perfect mirror images of each other. The deep, molded cornice along the roof line, with returns at the gable ends, helps to ground the roof and gives the house greater visual weight, and the corbelled brick chimney tops are a common detail throughout the post. Other masonry details include the wide, projecting string course that encircles the top of the building just below the roof line, and the brick jack arches that mark each window opening. For many of the barracks and family quarters on post, porches play a significant role in characterizing architectural style. Here, the single-story wraparound porch dominates the first floor exterior. Together with the fenestration patterns, it contributes greatly to the building s architectural character. Notable interior features include original windows and doors, stairs with bracketed stringers, and wood flooring. There is built-in casework in the pantry that warrants preservation, and at the building s exterior the original turned balusters and a molded handrail remain. FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.185

2 FAMILY HOUSING Colonel DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Colonial Revival HEIGHT AND AREA Two and one-half stories; 10,228 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Multi-family Housing / same DESCRIPTION Located inside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 128 faces north overlooking the Parade Ground. It is identical to Buildings 121, 123, 124 and 127, and similar to Buildings 118, 120 and 125 (same plan, reversed). The basic rectangular plan features two rear ells and separate wraparound front porches with brick pier foundations, wood columns, turned balusters and stair rails, concrete steps, and a standing seam metal roof. The sides of the porches are screened in. The first-floor fenestration includes dual, glazed, raised-panel doors with four-light transoms, and six-over-two light double-hung sash windows with jack arches and stone sills. There are matching six-over-two windows at the second floor, and the roof features two gabled dormers with six-over-two light windows and wood shingles above the windows Other exterior details include six chimneys with corbelled caps (two interior end chimneys at either end and one interior end chimney in each of the rear ells), a raised basement, and a corbelled cornice. HISTORICAL DATA Built in 1909 as a residence, this duplex was part of a major building campaign from Many quarters, and other buildings, were erected to accommodate the expansion of the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe. It originally had a tile roof, and the kitchens and bathrooms have been modernized. Building 128 faces northwest, overlooking the Parade Ground. It is similar to Buildings 121, 123, 124 and 127, and is an example of the military design standards of the time. 4C.186 JUNE 18, 2010

3 Building 128 LOCATION Bernard Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone E Stone Fort and Moat CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure 4 Experimental Battery CONDITION Good 3 F G PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS The two halves of this duplex are perfect mirror images of each other. The deep, molded cornice along the roof line, with returns at the gable ends, helps to ground the roof and gives the house greater visual weight, and the corbelled brick chimney tops are a common detail throughout the post. Other masonry details include the wide, projecting string course that encircles the top of the building just below the roof line, and the brick jack arches that mark each window opening. For many of the barracks and family quarters on post, porches play a significant role in characterizing architectural style. Here, the single-story wraparound porch dominates the first floor exterior. Together with the fenestration patterns, it contributes greatly to the building s architectural character. Notable interior features include original windows and doors, stairs with bracketed stringers, and wood flooring. There is built-in casework in the pantry that warrants preservation, and at the building s exterior the original turned balusters and a molded handrail remain. FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.187

4 CAVALRY HOUSE Family Housing, Colonel DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Colonial Revival HEIGHT AND AREA Two and one-half stories; 10,816 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Multi-family Housing / same DESCRIPTION This is a two-and-one-half story, four-bay building that is roughly cruciform in plan. It has a gable front, two projecting gables on the north and south elevations, and a hipped-roof rear projection. The cornice on the façade, the façade gable, and the gable returns have dentils. Other elevations do not have dentils, though the north and south gable ends have cornice returns. The sides of the gable projections have stringcourses that wrap to the gable ends. The building is laid in five-course American bond with a stone water table; the predominant window is six-over-two sash with a jack arch and stone sill. HISTORICAL DATA Building 129 was constructed from Quartermaster General s Office Plan #120. The southern half was once occupied by the cavalry, hence the name. The cavalry unit was located here to provide riding lessons, which were required of all commissioned officers prior to World War II. It now serves as officer housing. This duplex has symmetrical two-bay porches on each side of the gabled portion of the façade, which extend west three bays across two bays on the projecting side gables. Entrance to each unit is through the porch and a single-leaf door with transom on the projecting side gable. The façade has four windows on the first and second floors and two in the gable. The entrance side gables have a triple window in the gable and two sash and one fixed round window at the second floor. The west elevation has twin single-bay rear porches on brick piers with square posts and pilasters supporting a half-hipped synthetic shingle roof. The porch has an interesting jig-sawn balustrade and brackets. This elevation has six windows, two of which appear to be at interior stair landings and two additional at grade single leaf panelled four light doors with jack arches. The building has five chimneys, some exterior fire escape apparatus and exposed conduit on the exterior. 4C.188 JUNE 18, 2010

5 Building 129 LOCATION Bernard Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Good 7 6 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS Glazed, raised-panel front doors with three-light transoms and brick jack arches Six-over-two light double-hung sash windows with jack arches Gabled dormers with six-over-two light windows and a single round window in the center Two one-story, three-bay screened porches Four chimneys with corbelled caps (two interior end chimneys and two central chimneys) Corbelled and dentiled cornice. Notable interior features include original window and doors, casings, moldings, stairs with bracketed stringers, wood flooring, and historic bathroom fixtures in the attic bath. In the dining rooms, Quarters 129 has a built-in cupboard and a radiator with a warming oven. FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.189

6 FAMILY HOUSING NCO DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Colonial Revival HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 3071 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Multi-family Housing / same DESCRIPTION Located outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 130 is a two-story, rectangular Colonial Revival duplex with a single-story rear ell. It features a brick foundation with molded brick water table, red brick walls laid in five-course American bond, and a side-gabled asphalt shingle roof with cornice returns at the gable ends. First floor fenestration includes paneled wood entry doors with segmental arch lintels for each unit, and six-over-six light double hung sash windows with two-course segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills. There are matching six-over-six light windows with segmental arches and cast stone sills at the second floor, and a single, rectangular louvered window with a segmental arch lintel and cast stone sill in each of the gable ends. Each unit has a bulkhead entrance to the basement at the rear ell. A single-story screened porch with a brick pier foundation, concrete steps, dual single-leaf doors, and a standing-seam metal roof extends the full width of the façade. A full-height wood partition divides it into two sections, one for each unit. The rear ell has a pair of, symmetrical side porches with Tuscan-style chamfered square posts and matching pilasters where the porch meets the building, wood lattice screens between the support posts, and a standing seam metal roof that is an extension of the roof covering the rear ell. Other exterior details include three brick interior chimneys (one at the façade and two at the rear elevation), metal pipe railings at the front and rear steps, and wood lattice screens between each of the piers supporting the front porch. HISTORICAL DATA Building 130 was part of a major building campaign that lasted from , when many quarters and other buildings were constructed in order to help accommodate the growing numbers of Coast Artillery Trainees at Fort Monroe at that time. Twenty duplexes were built over the course of the five-year campaign, all using similar plans. Buildings were identical, having been built from Quartermaster General s Office Plan #85G. Plan #85 and three variations of it were used for the other seventeen sets of quarters. As originally built, this group had tile roofs, but those were later replaced. The kitchens and baths were remodeled in the 1950s, and the porches (originally open) were screened in at a later date. Building 130 is similar to Buildings , , 140, and C.190 JUNE 18, 2010

7 Building 130 LOCATION Tidball Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. 4 MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Good 3 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS Building 130 and the other duplexes like it are simpler interpretations of the Colonial Revival style at Fort Monroe, but are still significant in the greater context of standardized military housing design. For many of the barracks and family quarters on post, porches play a significant role in characterizing the building s architectural style. Here, the enclosed full-width porch covers the entire first floor façade. Together with the style and configuration of the fenestration, it contributes greatly to the building s architectural character. Running bond brick walls Side-gabled asphalt shingle roof Entrances with raised-panel doors and jack arches Six-over-six light double-hung sash windows with jack arches and limestone sills Single-story, full-width screened porch with chamfered square wood columns and standing-seam metal half-hipped roof covers Central brick chimney in front, two rear chimneys High basement with brick water table Rectangular louvered windows with segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills in the roof gable ends Side porches in the rear ell FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.191

8 FAMILY HOUSING NCO DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Colonial Revival HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 3071 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Multi-family Housing / same DESCRIPTION Located outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 131 is a two-story, rectangular Colonial Revival duplex with a single-story rear ell. It features a brick foundation with molded brick water table, red brick walls laid in five-course American bond, and a side-gabled asphalt shingle roof with cornice returns at the gable ends. First floor fenestration includes paneled wood entry doors with segmental arch lintels for each unit, and six-over-six light double hung sash windows with two-course segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills. There are matching six-over-six light windows with segmental arches and cast stone sills at the second floor, and a single, rectangular louvered window with a segmental arch lintel and cast stone sill in each of the gable ends. Each unit has a bulkhead entrance to the basement at the rear ell. A single-story screened porch with a brick pier foundation, concrete steps, dual single-leaf doors, and a standing-seam metal roof extends the full width of the façade. A full-height wood partition divides it into two sections, one for each unit. The rear ell has a pair of, symmetrical side porches with Tuscan-style chamfered square posts and matching pilasters where the porch meets the building, wood lattice screens between the support posts, and a standing seam metal roof that is an extension of the roof covering the rear ell. Other exterior details include three brick interior chimneys (one at the façade and two at the rear elevation), metal pipe railings at the front and rear steps, and wood lattice screens between each of the piers supporting the front porch. HISTORICAL DATA Building 131 was part of a major building campaign that lasted from , when many quarters and other buildings were constructed to accommodate the growing numbers of Coast Artillery Trainees at Fort Monroe. Twenty duplexes were built over the course of the five-year campaign, all using similar plans. Buildings were identical, having been built from Quartermaster General s Office Plan #85G. Plan #85 and three variations were used for the other 17 sets of quarters. As originally built, this group had tile roofs, but most of those were replaced by asphalt shingles in the mid-1960s. Kitchens and baths were remodeled in the 1950s, and the porches (originally open) were screened in at a later date. Building 131 is similar to Buildings , 130, 132, 140, and C.192 JUNE 18, 2010

9 Building 131 LOCATION Tidball Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. 4 MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Good 3 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS Building 131 and the other duplexes like it are simpler interpretations of the Colonial Revival style at Fort Monroe, but are still significant in the greater context of standardized military housing design. For many of the barracks and family quarters on post, porches play a significant role in characterizing the building s architectural style. Here, the enclosed full-width porch covers the entire first floor façade. Together with the style and configuration of the fenestration, it contributes greatly to the building s architectural character. Running bond brick walls Side-gabled asphalt shingle roof Entrances with raised-panel doors and jack arches Six-over-six light double-hung sash windows with jack arches and limestone sills Single-story, full-width screened porch with chamfered square wood columns and standing-seam metal half-hipped roof covers Central brick chimney in front, two rear chimneys High basement with brick water table Rectangular louvered windows with segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills in the roof gable ends Side porches in the rear ell FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.193

10 FAMILY HOUSING NCO DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Colonial Revival HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 3071 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Multi-family Housing / same DESCRIPTION Located outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 132 is a two-story, rectangular Colonial Revival duplex with a single-story rear ell. It features a brick foundation with molded brick water table, red brick walls laid in five-course American bond, and a side-gabled asphalt shingle roof with cornice returns at the gable ends. First floor fenestration includes paneled wood entry doors with segmental arch lintels for each unit, and six-over-six light double hung sash windows with two-course segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills. There are matching six-over-six light windows with segmental arches and cast stone sills at the second floor, and a single, rectangular louvered window with a segmental arch lintel and cast stone sill in each of the gable ends. Each unit has a bulkhead entrance to the basement at the rear ell. A single-story screened porch with a brick pier foundation, concrete steps, dual single-leaf doors, and a standing-seam metal roof extends the full width of the façade. A full-height wood partition divides it into two sections, one for each unit. The rear ell has a pair of, symmetrical side porches with Tuscan-style chamfered square posts and matching pilasters where the porch meets the building, wood lattice screens between the support posts, and a standing seam metal roof that is an extension of the roof covering the rear ell. Other exterior details include three brick interior chimneys with corbelled tops and metal caps (one at the façade and two at the rear elevation), metal pipe railings at the front and rear steps, and wood lattice screens between each of the piers supporting the front porch. HISTORICAL DATA Building 132 was part of a major building campaign that lasted from , when many quarters and other buildings were constructed to accommodate the growing numbers of Coast Artillery Trainees at Fort Monroe. Twenty duplexes were built over the course of the five-year campaign, all using similar plans. Buildings were identical, having been built from Quartermaster General s Office Plan #85G. Plan #85 and three variations were used for the other 17 sets of quarters. As originally built, this group had tile roofs, but most of those were replaced by asphalt shingles in the mid-1960s. Kitchens and baths were remodeled in the 1950s, and the porches (originally open) were screened in at a later date. Building 132 is similar to Buildings , , 140, and C.194 JUNE 18, 2010

11 Building 132 LOCATION Tidball Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. 4 MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Good 3 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS Building 132 and the other duplexes like it are simpler interpretations of the Colonial Revival style at Fort Monroe, but are still significant in the greater context of standardized military housing design. For many of the barracks and family quarters on post, porches play a significant role in characterizing the building s architectural style. Here, the enclosed full-width porch covers the entire first floor façade. Together with the style and configuration of the fenestration, it contributes greatly to the building s architectural character. Running bond brick walls Side-gabled asphalt shingle roof Entrances with raised-panel doors and jack arches Six-over-six light double-hung sash windows with jack arches and limestone sills Single-story, full-width screened porch with chamfered square wood columns and standing-seam metal half-hipped roof covers Central brick chimney in front, two rear chimneys High basement with brick water table Rectangular louvered windows with segmental arch lintels and cast stone sills in the roof gable ends Side porches in the rear ell FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.195

12 ADMINISTRATION General DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Beaux Arts HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 42,558 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Officer s Classroom / Offices DESCRIPTION Located outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, this twostory, U-shaped brick building is an asymmetrical interpretation of the Beaux Arts style. The walls are laid in Flemish bond, and rest on a limestone foundation. The building is capped by a massive, dentiled limestone cornice, and gabled brick parapets surround the flat, built-up roof. A cast-iron balcony stretches between the two primary entry doors, along the second floor level. Fenestration is fairly uniform in size and style throughout, with windows at the basement level measuring only slightly smaller than those on the floors above. At the basement level, there are three-over-three light double-hung sash windows, with some having been covered by metal security bars. The main entrance at the first floor is a double-leaf, paneled wood door with single-light glazing, a full limestone surround with a pediment, entablature, and paneled pilasters. The first and second floors have three-over-three light double-hung sash windows with brick jack arches and stone sills. At the second floor, the heavy stone cornice is notched at the head of each window. Other exterior details include granite exterior steps flanked by limestone side walls, delicate vertical striations on the limestone window sills and water table, limestone coping at the tops of the parapet walls, and monumental brick pilasters between the vertical pairs of windows. Murray Hall is the largest of the TRADOC buildings, a group of six prominent buildings set in a campus north of the Chamberlin Hotel, near the southern terminus of Ingalls Road. The buildings are similar in their massing. HISTORICAL DATA Built from Quartermaster General s Office Plan 1-850, Building 133 originally served as officers classrooms. It was one of three buildings constructed as a group, sharing similar style characteristics and details, intended to help meet the increased demands on the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Monroe. The architect of record is Francis B. Wheaton, however, Gen. Arthur Murray (for whom Murray Hall was named), is said to have been involved in the design of some of the details. The cast-iron balcony at the second floor was done by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Works, and the plans for it are on file. Original plans show an eagle design over the front door surround, but it is not currently in place assuming it was ever actually installed. Instead, there is a coatof-arms bearing the motto, Coast Artillery School Defendamus. When first constructed, this building had a second-floor ballroom, which was converted into a conference room in 1950 and later remodeled. Murray Hall was used by the Officer s Division until the Coast Artillery School left Fort Monroe, and the Army Ground Forces moved in. It was at this time that the building s interior was renovated to serve as office space. 4C.196 JUNE 18, 2010

13 Building 133 LOCATION Off Ingalls Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Fair 3 2 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS The buildings in the TRADOC complex share a common set of architectural details. These include Flemish bond walls, limestone foundations and water tables, heavy stone cornices, parapet roofs, and a variety of neoclassical ornaments. This unified overall appearance should be maintained. Each building also has its own unique elements, such as the wrought-iron balcony railing at the second floor of Building 133. The uniform pattern of the windows is another important character-defining feature. At the interior, the building retains original stairs, cast-iron columns with ornamental capitals, skylights (over the stairs) and the beautiful plaster ornament of the Morelli Auditorium (once a ballroom). The plasterwork here, and at Building 138, is the most elaborately molded plaster on the post and should be preserved carefully. The two stairways are the other primary significant interior features. On the side elevations, the limestone has spalled around the metal clips holding the stone panels in place, leaving large holes in the walls below the water table and exposing the clips. Also, tool marks on soft stone can easily be obliterated by harsh cleaning techniques such as high-pressure washing or sandblasting. To prevent further damage to the building s exterior, these methods should not be used. FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.197

14 ADMINISTRATION General Purpose (Lewis Hall) DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1909 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Beaux Arts HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 22,696 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Enlisted Classrooms / Offices DESCRIPTION Located outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 134 is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a single-story rear ell. This symmetrical interpretation of the Beaux Arts style features Flemish bond brick walls on a limestone foundation, and the building is capped by a massive, dentiled limestone cornice. Brick parapets surround the roof, which is a combination of a very low-pitched gable and a flat, built-up roof with parapets. Fenestration is fairly uniform in size and style throughout, with windows at the basement level measuring only slightly smaller than those on the floors above. At the basement level, there are three-over-three light double-hung sash windows, with some having been covered by metal security bars. The main entrance is a single-leaf, paneled wood door with a three-light transom and a full limestone surround with an elaborate pediment, and the entryway is highlighted by monumental brick pilasters with cast stone capitals and bases at the central bay of the building façade. The first and second floors have three-over-three light double-hung sash windows with brick jack arches and stone sills, and a shallow recess at each vertical pair of windows gives the illusion of pilasters between the windows on the side and rear elevations. Building 134 sits at the center of the TRADOC complex, a group of six prominent buildings set in a campus north of the Chamberlin Hotel, near the southern terminus of Ingalls Road. While it is one of the largest, it is the least prominent and does not have the same level of exterior detailing as the others. It is also the only one in the complex with the main entrance at ground level, so it does not have the prominent granite steps featured elsewhere in the complex. The other members of the TRADOC complex are Buildings 37, 133, 138, 161 and 163. HISTORICAL DATA Building 134 was one of three buildings constructed as a group, sharing similar style characteristics and details, intended to help meet the increased demands on the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Monroe. This building housed classrooms for the enlisted students, while officers classrooms were located nearby in Building 133. It was constructed from Quartermaster General s Office Plan 1-851, and the masonry and iron work were subcontracted. The masonry was executed by the Diamond Stone-Brick Co. of Wilmington, Del., and the stairs and other ornamental iron work were made by the Richmond Pattern and Structural Iron Works, Inc. (plans are on file at Fort Monroe). The power plant for the Coast Artillery School complex was located in this building, and served the entire three-building complex. The chimney stack for the boiler has been rebuilt. At one time, the trim on this building was painted with a yellow neoprene coating as a waterproofing measure, and traces of it remain. 4C.198 JUNE 18, 2010

15 Building 134 LOCATION Off Ingalls Road Fort Monroe Hampton, Va. MANAGEMENT ZONE Zone D McNair, Ingalls, Fenwick Corridor CLASSIFICATION Contributing Structure CONDITION Good 3 2 C D PRESERVATION CONSIDERATIONS The buildings in the TRADOC complex share a common set of architectural details. These include Flemish bond walls, limestone foundations and water tables, heavy stone cornices, parapet roofs, and a variety of neoclassical ornaments. This unified overall appearance should be maintained. Each building also has its own unique elements, such as this building s pedimented limestone door surround with egg-and-dart trim at the main entrance. The uniform window pattern is another important character-defining feature. The interior the building retains its original pair of stairs, as well as some original doors, transoms and casings. The stairs are the single most significant feature remaining in the interior, with marble treads set into steel frames. FORT MONROE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN STANDARDS RESOURCE INVENTORY 4C.199

16 GENERAL STOREHOUSE Ordnance Storehouse DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1908 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Vernacular HEIGHT AND AREA Two stories; 17,010 square feet USE (ORIGINAL / CURRENT) Ordnance Machine Shop / Data Processing DESCRIPTION Located just outside the boundaries of the original historic fort, Building 135 is a two-story brick building, rectangular in plan, with an asphalt shingle gabled roof and a foundation of granite blocks laid in a random ashlar pattern and capped with a brick water table. The brick walls are laid in five-course American bond. The door openings are defined by segmental arches and stone thresholds. Exterior doors include chevron pattern paneled double leafs. The window openings are defined by segmental arches and stone sills. The windows are modern, one-over-one aluminum double-hung sash. Other details include a corbelled brick chimney and a pair of metal vent stacks penetrating the roof. In its interior, Building 135 retains a historic freight elevator and isolated details like ornamental heating grilles. Building 135 faces south, overlooking the moat. HISTORICAL DATA Building 135 was built in 1908, from Quartermaster General s Office Plan 18, to serve as the ordnance (artillery, ammunition, tools and equipment) storehouse. At the time of construction, no other buildings had been erected in the vicinity of the site, located just outside the original historic fort s north gate. The metal track system suspended from the ceiling presumably was installed to expedite the moving of heavy equipment through the building. The concrete slab at the southeast corner was probably the original loading dock. This building is a remnant of the time when Fort Monroe was fortified with heavy artillery, and the need for ordnance stores existed. 4C.200 JUNE 18, 2010