Fort Gordon Signal School, Moran Hall, 515-517 8th Street U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon

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The United States (U.S.) Army Southeastern Signal School is located on the grounds of Fort Gordon in Richmond County, Georgia. The campus is bounded by Chamberlain Avenue to the south and 8th Avenue to the east, north and west. Moran Hall is located 8th Avenue, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates: 17S 393498E (Center of Moran Hall, obtained December via Google Earth. No restrictions on public release.)

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Moran Hall is one of 13 buildings within a designed landscape that comprises the Fort Gordon Signal School campus (HALS GA-6). The property is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for associations with military defense communications, and design values associated with New Formalism The Army s adoption of this style projected a modernist image that matched its investment in emerging communications technology that defined the Cold War. It is also significant for its associations with military education as the sole institution dedicated to advanced instruction in electronic communications.

Description: Moran Hall is named in honor of Augusta, Georgia native, Colonel Edward Elliott Moran United States Army, who was Commandant of the Southeastern Signal School from The building served as a classroom building for the Southeastern Signal School Campus (Figure 1). It is considered one building even though it has two individual building numbers.

Designed in a Mid-Twentieth-Century-Modern design variant known as New Formalism, the classroom building has the following character-defining features: - Monumental scale - Appears to float on the landscape or to be set on a podium - Rectangular massing - Flat roof - Brick veneer forming large expanses of smooth surfaces - Exposed structural system of distinctive waffle slab concrete - Delicacy of details such as brushed aluminum architectural lettering for signage, overhanging eaves with perforations in the waffle slab for light/shadow effects on the brick veneer FORT GORDON SIGNAL SCHOOL,

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No. GA-6-C (Page 2) Moran Hall is a two-story building consisting of two 220 -8 long x 61 -8-inch wide wings connected by a 90 long x 61 -8-inch hyphen. Each wing has a 7 -6 central corridor with classrooms on both sides. Stairs and restrooms are located at each end. The 61 -8 wide hyphen contains an entry on the first floor and a central corridor connects the two wings, forming a U-shape. First and second floors are identical. The second floor concrete waffle systems are set within the structure; however, the waffle slabs forming the roof extends slightly over the exterior walls, creating a horizontal overhang. The waffle-slab cornice is perforated to cast decorative light and shadow patterns on the facades. Some of the waffles have been perforated.

The window systems extend the full height of the building and are inset into the brick veneer. The window systems are composed of bright aluminum window frames that enclose panels and awning windows. Tan colored panels are above and below the window (Figure 2). Many of the glass panels have been replaced with tan- colored panels at Moran Hall for security reasons. Access to the interior was not allowed due to security issues. Flooring surfaces are simple and unrefined throughout. Floors covered with square composite, marbled tiles measuring 12 x 12 are common throughout all buildings, as is polished concrete. Some surfaces have been covered over with indoor/outdoor carpet. Corridors and major spaces feature exposed concrete waffle slab painted beige.

Interior walls are generally painted concrete masonry units. Original hardware is brush aluminum. Doorknobs are round with brushed aluminum back plates. Large, brushed aluminum lettering of the name of each the structure in a sans serif font is prominently located at each entry. Aluminum display cases are located at most entries. The building has been well maintained and exhibits no evidence of structural failure. Most all original fabric, materials, and components are intact, with wear and tear that would be expected on a structure over fifty years of age. However, HVAC and plumbing systems have reached the end of their operational lifespan, resulting in high maintenance costs. Hazardous materials such as friable asbestos are present, as are mold and mildew issues.

Paint failure is evident on the concrete waffle slabs. FORT GORDON SIGNAL SCHOOL, MORAN HALL HALS No. GA-6-C (Page 3) Exterior original lighting fixtures are in generally poor condition, with some lamp posts missing parts. Security issues have required the filling in of glazing of many of the window systems with solid panels. History: Refer to HALS No. GA-6 for historical context of the Fort Gordon Signal School campus.

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Drawings: Drawings are in the public domain, on file at the Directorate of Public Works, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Secondary and Published: Adams, Sunny E. and Adam D. Smith. Character-Defining Features of Contributing Buildings and Structures in the Fort Gordon, Georgia, Signal School Campus Historic District. ERDC/CERL Champaign, IL: Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Laboratory. Smith, Adam D., and Sunny E. Stone. 2005a. Fort Gordon Architectural Survey ERDC/CERL 1. Champaign, IL: Engineer Research and Development Center- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. Fort Gordon Cold War Architectural Survey Volume 1: Historic Context and Survey Results. ERDC/CERL Vol. I.

Champaign, IL: Engineer Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. Fort Gordon Cold War Architectural Survey Volume 2: Signal School Survey Forms. ERDC/CERL Vol. II. Champaign, IL: Engineer Research and Development Center--Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. FORT GORDON SIGNAL SCHOOL,

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No. GA-6-C (Page 4) Supplemental Material: < NORTH < NORTH Figure 1. Undated Site Plan of the Southeastern Signal School. (Fort Gordon FORT GORDON SIGNAL SCHOOL, MORAN HALL HALS No. GA-6-C (Page 5) Figure 2. Typical elevation detail found throughout the Signal School complex, Note the exposed structural slab between the floors. (Fort Gordon