Fort McCoy, Building No. T-101, 400' North of intersection of East & West Headquarters Roads, Sparta, Monroe County, WI

Significance: Building T-101 is significant as a standing example of a Type SCOL-1, Modified SC-3, large service club constructed from the 700 Series of Mobilization Drawings. The Service Clubs designed under the 700 and 800 Series drawings are conceptually the same, consisting of a large two-story central hall which is flanked by one-story wings containing a dining room and activity spaces. The major differences between them are the width and originally designated function of the wing which flanks the main block on the right. The construction of Building T-101 was part of a massive, nation-wide mobilization program designed to build cantonments in which to house and train the expanded World War II Army. The 700 Series and 800 Series drawings were comprehensive sets of drawings which could be used interchangeably in creating the various building types. War mobilization buildings are significant for their construction and technological innovation. Techniques such as the standardization of plans, prefabrication of units, and assembly-line approach to construction were largely pioneered in the construction of these mobilization structures.

Survey number: HABS WI-308-L

Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

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