Ogden Arsenal, Warehouse, West side of Lemon Street, Layton

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Inert ammunition components were stored in Building which provides particularly vivid images of the processes involved in the manufacture and storage of munitions at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. 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: Building stored inert Anti-Tank ammunition components that were used in the West Loading Plant at Ogden Arsenal during World War II. Metal parts such as cartridge cases, projectiles, ammunition bodies, and packing material were shipped to Ogden Arsenal from outside manufacturers in a finished state.

These components were stored in Building until they were needed in the Projectile Loading Building (Building All items from a common lot number were stored together and transferred to the loading lines in small quantities as they were needed. OGDEN ARSENAL, WAREHOUSE HAER No. UT-84-BD Page 2 General Description: Building x SO') is a long one-story, gable-roofed structure. Unlike the majority of the structures in the area, this building has an asphalt shingle roof instead of a corrugated metal one. Three twelve-inch diameter copper ventilators with dampers are located along the ridge line with lightning rods at the ends. The south gable end wall is blank with no distinguishable architectural features; the north wall has only a single overhead metal door.

The east front elevation has three sets of double steel explosion-proof doors. The building still has all of its original steel sash windows, the lower central portions of which are operable in an hopper format. On the west rear elevation, there are five pairs of double steel doors which open up onto a concrete loading platform. A blast-deflecting earth mound is also located on the west side of the building to protect it from other buildings that stored explosives by deflecting the force of any accidental blast. Ogden Arsenal, Warehouse HAER No. UT-84-B0 Page 3