Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 59, Dynamometer Storage Building, Dayton

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Building 59 has served Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a storage facility for various organizations since the early years of Wright Field. 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 59, DYNAMOMETER STORAGE BUILDING HAER No. OH-79-AG (Page 2)

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Building 59 is a two-story, common bond brick building with a low-pitched front, sheet-metal gabled roof, and rectangular towers on the corners. In the Works Progress Administration built two additions onto the original structure (resulting in Buildings 59A, and The one-story addition to the north has a flat roof, while the barn-shaped south addition rises three stories with a low-gabled roof. HISTORY: The original section of the Dynamometer Storage Building was built in to store laboratory test equipment. There were two extensions during World War II, which became an Ignition Test Laboratory (59A) and an Accessories Laboratory These laboratories were designed to test fuel system components and accessories.

Building 59C was used for testing hydraulic pumps, valves, actuators, fuel tanks, hose reels and other engine accessories. In Building 59C became the Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate contractor maintenance office and shop. Since Buildings 59A and 59B have been used by a variety of organizations, primarily for storage. For bibliography, see Wright-Patterson Air Force Base overview report (HAER No. OH-79).