Ogden Arsenal, Family Quarters, East side of Arsenal Road, North of Georgia Street, Layton

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Building renders a unique picture of residential life for non-commissioned officers' families at Ogden Arsenal during the U.S. Army build-up which occurred on the eve of and during World War II. The building is additionally significant because it establishes a crucial link in understanding the hierarchy present among military workers. History: Ogden Arsenal, which had been laid out to store left-over and obsolete ammunition from World War I, grew dramatically during the as a response to increasing world political tensions. As World War II approached, the Arsenal served as an ammunition storage base for the Air Corps and distributed items of ordnance supply and equipment to all areas and stations in the western United States.

During this period, storage facilities multiplied more than tenfold, and the Arsenal manufactured ammunition. Ogden Arsenal, Family Quarters HAER No. UT-84-G Page 2 Building a fourplex, was designed for the families of mid-level non- commissioned officers, who were needed at Ogden Arsenal to supervise the manufacture and storage of munitions necessary to support the Pacific and European theaters of military operation. Housing for civilian and military personnel (both on and off the Base) was a critical issue throughout the World War II years, and reflected the major role that the installation played in bringing workers to the area and developing the local economy.

According to Base Real Estate Records, the kitchen units which project from the west wall were added in Plumbing fixtures and appliances were updated that same year. General Description: Building a long rectangular fourplex, is an eclectic mixture of Colonial Revival and Arts & Crafts stylistic influences. The structure is symmetrically arranged, with two units located to the north and two to the south of a central axis. The doorways are grouped together in pairs and adorned with short, flat projecting roofs supported by decorative wrought iron supports. Large picture windows with four lights along each edge are located immediately adjacent to each doorway. The building has one long gable roof with four shed-roof wall dormers centered above each unit.

These dormers contain three double-hung, six-over-six windows grouped together. On the west elevation, as well as on the north and south gable end walls, there are more six-over-six double hung windows. The roof, originally finished with slate shingles, now has clay tiles. The ends of its rafters are exposed and rounded off. The exterior walls are constructed of brick, laid in nine-course American bond. The building faces an open grassy area, with its back to the street.