Ogden Arsenal, Standard Ammunition Magazine, East side of Heath Lane, between Georgia & Main Streets, Layton

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Building is one of only five remaining ordnance-related structures which date from the original construction of Ogden Arsenal. This standard ammunitions magazine provides particularly vivid images of the processes involved in the manufacture and storage of munitions at Ogden Arsenal. This building, along with other structures at the base, renders a unique picture of the U.S. Army build-up which occurred on the eve of and during World War II. History: Originally, this building was part of a network of structures that were designed to store left-over and obsolete ammunition from World War I.

Building is one of only five standard magazines that survived a severe windstorm that destroyed most of the Arsenal buildings (the others are Buildings and During the increasing world political tensions made it imperative that Ogden Arsenal and other such facilities be updated. The Arsenal grew dramatically as World War II approached. Not only did storage facilities multiply more than tenfold, but the Arsenal also went into the business of manufacturing ammunition. Ogden Arsenal, Standard Ammunition Magazine HAER No.

UT-84-AB Page 2 The introduction of various types of ammunition manufacture at the installation necessitated the construction of many new buildings as well as the modification of existing buildings, which took various forms as related to their function in the overall manufacture (and storage) process. Building however, required little modification since it continued to serve its original purpose of storing minor explosives. General Description: Building x is a one-story, gable-roofed, tile building located in the original Magazine Storage and Warehouse area. This area consists mostly of igloo type magazines, with a few building type magazines like this one.

Building is identical in design and function to four other buildings in the area: Buildings and It is made of hollow tile and is roofed with cement asbestos shingles. Its elevation contains an alternating fenestration pattern consisting of five overhead loading doors and six eight-pane windows. The east elevation contains six windows, while the north and south exhibit only a single window centered on each elevation. The windows have an extended concrete lintel about the width of the tile and a narrow concrete sill. Lightning aerials line the roof ridge and extend through three round vents. The northern three loading doors were once accessed by a ramp and loading dock. Modifications to the building include the removal of the original loading doors.

All of these openings have been filled in except for the southern door, which was replaced with a larger sliding loading Ogden Arsenal, Standard Ammunition Magazine HAER No. UT-84-AB Page 3 &> \ V S