Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Mess Hall, Thorne & Hood Avenues, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA,61-ATLA,59J-, with a 373-word written history.
“Building 114 was built as the Mess Hall for the G.U.”
Written record, HABS GA,61-ATLA,59J- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA,61-ATLA,59J- · the record runs 373 words · one of 145 surveyed structures published for this county.
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Building 114 was built as the Mess Hall for the G.U. Treatment Unit and signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the T.O. 700 series in mobilization construction. The Unit was built in to treat men with genitourinary ailments. The men lived and ate separately from other Station Hospital patients. Description: Located at the southern end of the G.U. Treatment Complex, the Mess Hall is a rectangular structure x or seventeen bays long by three bays wide), made of hollow tile walls resting on a concrete foundation. The floor is also concrete. The roof and ridge vents are covered in composition shingle and the gable ends in siding. The windows are six-over-six-light double-hung wood sash. Some of the original openings have been altered.
t The interior originally featured two rooms: a long eating area and a kitchen/store room. Today, the interior has been divided into offices by partition walls, and acoustical tile ceilings have been installed. History: Building 114 was built as a Type Mess hall according to standard plan T.O. The Mess Hall served 224 men at a sitting. Originally, tables were set to either side of a central aisle. Four doors led into the building, creating cross ventilation. Shortly after the war, the Mess Hall was converted to a repair shop. Today, it serves as an administrative building.
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Completion Report, Job Number T2 at Fort McPherson, Georgia. July - February (Record Group 77, Army Corps of Engineers, Completion Reports, Fort McPherson. Washington National Records Center,) Diane Shaw Wasch and Perry Bush for Historic American Buildings Survey, Part I: The Historical Context of World War II Mobilization Construction, Draft, November
| Atlanta, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Fulton County, Georgia | 146 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Atlanta building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State Capitol | HABS GA,61-ATLA,3- | 289,808 words | |
| Rich's Downtown Department Store | HABS GA-2290 | 20,007 words | |
| Techwood Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60- | 14,395 words | |
| Sweet Auburn Historic District | HABS GA,61-ATLA,1- | 13,800 words | |
| John Hope Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,55- | 10,441 words | |
| Fort McPherson | HABS GA,61-ATLA,59A- | 10,395 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63- | 9,456 words | |
| English Avenue School | HABS GA-298 | 8,914 words | |
| Chattahoochee Brick Company | HALS GA-7 | 7,622 words | |
| Atlanta Fixtures Building | HABS GA,61-ATLA,9- | 5,576 words | |
| Pace's Ferry Earthwork | HAER GA-158 | 5,400 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60F- | 4,654 words | |
| Druid Hills Historic District | HABS GA-2390 | 4,647 words | |
| Palmer House Apartments | HABS GA-2402 | 3,635 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60S- | 3,612 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63A- | 3,577 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60G- | 3,534 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63B- | 3,459 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63I- | 3,341 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63G- | 3,321 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63E- | 3,309 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63H- | 3,307 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63F- | 3,306 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63M- | 3,300 words |
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