Ogden Arsenal, Boiler House, 6272 Hickory Avenue, Layton

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This Boiler House provides particularly vivid insight into the processes involved in heating buildings used in the manufacture and storage of munitions. In addition, Building contributes to a fuller understanding of the U.S. Army build-up which occurred on the eve of and during World War II. History: Building served as the Boiler House for both the East and West Fuze Plant area. This building was designed at Picatinny Arsenal and customized at Ogden Arsenal. One of the major modifications from the original design is the absence of a basement. The Picatinny plans prescribe a foundation level below grade, but Building was constructed without this lower level. Each distinct plant at Ogden Arsenal contained its own heating facility.

These structures are very similar to Building and include: in the North Loading Plant, in the Primer Loading Plant, in the East Loading Plant, and in the West Loading Plant. Each building serviced its individual area. Ogden Arsenal, Boiler House HAER No. UT-84-AK Page 2 The original heating equipment in each of these buildings included two horsepower Union Iron Works boilers and a 25-psi pressure, water tube, gas- fired, semi-automatic, hand-fired oil standby. The equipment came complete with all controls, meters, gauges, steam pumps, oil pumps, valves, stacks, breachings, blow downs, etc.. General Description: Building x is a concrete frame hollow tile building. Three piers support two bays across the width and along the length.

The south bay on the east elevation contains a double entry door with a five-by-three-pane industrial window above, while the other bay contains a single door leading directly to a basement stair. The remaining elevations contain five-by-five-pane industrial windows with an operable six-pane awning section in each bay. A single brick soldier course wraps the entire building and also serves in place of lintels. The steel truss roof was originally covered with a continuous asbestos ridge roll. The roof contains two stacks for equipment and two vents integrated with lightning aerials. Minor modifications to the building include the removal of a large pipe on the west facade and the original steel stack. A bricked-in opening marks where the pipe once penetrated.