MacDill Air Force Base, Quartermaster Warehouse & Commissary, 7621 Hillsborough Loop Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL
Summary
Significance: The Quartermaster Commissary, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character. The commissary, which is associated with the wartime construction and development of the Base, supported the comprehensive training routine that prepared troops for combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of operations. The building's architecture reflects its historic period, location, and function.
Survey number: HABS FL-384-J
Building/structure dates: 1940 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1960
Tags
offices
warehouses
stores and shops
commerce
storage
port tampa point
macdill
macdill air force base
quartermaster
warehouse
quartermaster warehouse
commissary
hillsborough
loop
drive
hillsborough loop drive
tampa
hillsborough county
air force
florida
donald m durst
hardlines design and delineation
historic american buildings survey
douglas a jacobs
us army corps of engineers
charissa y wang
works projects administration
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
air force base
second world war
department stores
library of congress
Date
1940 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Works Projects Administration
Hardlines: Design & Delineation, contractor
Durst, Donald M, field team
Wang, Charissa Y, field team
Jacobs, Douglas A, field team
Location
Port Tampa Point
,
27.84987, -82.48645
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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