Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 7, Engineering Shops Office, Southeast corner of Ninth & C Streets, Dayton

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Built during Wright Field's World War II construction boom, Building 7 provided office facilities for the Engineering Shops in Building 5. Project History: This report is part of the overall Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Area B documentation project conducted by HAER See overview report, HAER No. OH-79, for a complete description of the project. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, AREA B, BUILDING 7, ENGINEERING SHOPS OFFICE HAER No. OH-79-N (Page 2)

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Building 7 is connected to Hangar 9 at the north end of the Hangar 1/9 flightline complex. An Art Deco, three-story, flat-roofed building with a penthouse office, it is similar in appearance to Building 8 at the south end, creating a bookend effect. The main section of the building measures 202 x 75* 3" and the penthouse 21' 2" x A stair tower is attached to the northeast corner. Aluminum sash windows replaced the original wood ones in HISTORY: Building 7 was built in to provide office facilities for the Engineering Shops in Building 5, in the midst of Wright Field's World War II construction boom. The penthouse structure is a later addition. Today the building houses research and development contracting offices.

For bibliography, see Wright-Patterson Air Force Base overview report (HAER No.