Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4
The Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 is a gun shelter and stockade at 259 Hempstead County Road 279 in Oakhaven, Arkansas, northwest of the city of Hope. It is located on property that was once part of the Southwestern Proving Ground, a major military facility during World War II whose largest portion was transformed into Hope Municipal Airport. Building No. 4 is a roofless concrete structure with seven bays open to the southeast, with smaller openings on the northwest side. It was built in 1941 to replicate typical stockaded gun placements in field conditions, its two-foot-thick walls designed to isolate gun crews from the dangers of fire and exploding ammunition. The building is now used by a private owner for storage and agricultural purposes.
primaryTopic
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4
The Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 is a gun shelter and stockade at 259 Hempstead County Road 279 in Oakhaven, Arkansas, northwest of the city of Hope. It is located on property that was once part of the Southwestern Proving Ground, a major military facility during World War II whose largest portion was transformed into Hope Municipal Airport. Building No. 4 is a roofless concrete structure with seven bays open to the southeast, with smaller openings on the northwest side. It was built in 1941 to replicate typical stockaded gun placements in field conditions, its two-foot-thick walls designed to isolate gun crews from the dangers of fire and exploding ammunition. The building is now used by a private owner for storage and agricultural purposes.
has abstract
The Southwestern Proving Groun ...... er of Historic Places in 2009.
@en
added
2009-01-22
nearest city
NRHP Reference Number
Wikipage page ID
43,947,866
Wikipage revision ID
726,821,447
year of construction
architect OR builder
Howard,Needles,Tammen & Bergendorff; Callahan, W.E. Construction Co.
architecture
Plain/Traditional
area
less than one acre
coord display
governing body
lat degrees
lat direction
lat minutes
lat seconds
locmapin
long degrees
long direction
long minutes
long seconds
mpsub
World War II Home Front Efforts in Arkansas, MPS
subject
point
33.748333333333335 -93.60722222222222
comment
The Southwestern Proving Groun ...... age and agricultural purposes.
@en
label
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4
@en
lat
3.3748333333333336e+1
long
-9.360722222222222e+1
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4
@en