Attachment_8_Historic_Structures_Inventory_Report_Bldg__728.pdf

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EAST BARRACKS PHYSICAL INVENTORY

INVENTORY REPORT

BUILDING NUMBER: Building 728

HISTORIC NAME: Finance Office

CURRENT USE: Administrative offices Classrooms

PREVIOUS BUILDING NUMBER(S): E-459

QUARTERMASTER PLAN NUMBER: CQM 6997-124

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: One story, wood-frame building with rectangular footprint;

gable roof form with low pitch and tight eaves and rake; small shed-roof entry porch roof at west elevation; concrete perimeter/pier foundation system; horizontal dropped wood cladding with corner boards; hollow clay tile walls at SE corner; wooden 8 o/8 double-hung windows; multiple metal roof ventilators; brick chimney; composition shingle roofing.

BUILDING CHRONOLOGY:

1941 Building E-459 appears to have been designed and constructed to serve as office space for finance purposes. Completed on August 15, 1941. Total cost of construction of Building E-459 was $20,097.70. Measured 37’0” x 156” with no basement level. Total square footage 5,772 sq.ft. Building E-459 had a concrete perimeter/pier foundation, wood flooring and asphalt roofing. The “E” prefix is an indication that it may have been built for “emergency” purposes. The original interior appears to have been divided by a long double loaded corridor flanked by offices, conference and storage rooms. The building included a concrete block vault and furnace room at the SE corner that was lined on the exterior with hollow clay tile.

The vault was lined on the interior with glazed tile.

QM Series 117 record [created 1941] includes a photograph of the west and north elevations. Current existing building form, entry porch and fenestration with original 8 o/8 window units were documented. A sign on the front of the entry porch roof states “Finance Office U.S. Army.” The photograph shows that the original entry porch was recessed at the center of the west elevation. The record also provides information regarding the construction of the vault.

1942 Map of Vancouver Barracks shows subject building independently in place on current site but incorrectly annotated as Building E-450.

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1944-45 Maps of Vancouver Barracks show subject building in place on current site (annotated as Building 728) and inner-connected via a narrow corridor to Building 731, which was immediately adjacent to the east. [QM Series 117 record was also annotated “728 & 731 annex.” to indicate the change in building number.]

1953 Floor plan [dated 12 April] documented Bldg. No. 728; the plan shows the extant corridor, room configuration and relight windows and the extant vault and boiler room construction. The plan shows that the original recessed porch at the west elevation had been enclosed to create a small entry vestibule. The plan also shows the enclosed corridor to Bldg. No 731 located at the east elevation. A concrete loading dock is shown adjacent to the SE corner of the building.

Date Floor plan [undated] documented specific uses for each room in Finance Unknown Building - Bldg. No. 728. The plan also shows the extant corridor, room configuration and relight windows and the extant vault and boiler room construction. The plan also shows the enclosed west entry vestibule and the enclosed corridor to Bldg. No 731 located at the east elevation.

Date Bldg No. 731 and connecting corridor removed. Gable roof porch and Unknown stairs added to east elevation. Concrete loading dock retained.

Date West entrance porch slightly altered. Modern accessibility ramp installed Unknown and subsequently removed.

Date Exterior paint color scheme.

Unknown

2003 New composition roofing installed.

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:

EXTERIOR ELEMENTS HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO ALTERATION

Rectangular footprint

One-story gable roof form

Low-pitched roof form with tight roof eaves and rakes

Shed roof entry porch at west elevation

Concrete foundation

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Horizontal dropped wood cladding with plain corner boards

Hollow clay tile walls at SE corner

Fenestration

Double-hung windows - 8/8 wooden sash members

Window trim w/ simple drip cap

Metal roof ventilators

Concrete loading dock adjacent to SE corner of building

EXTERIOR ELEMENTS LESS SENSITIVE TO ALTERATION

Entry doors and porch enclosure wall at west elevation

Gable-roof porch and stairs at east elevation

Asphalt/composition shingle roofing material

INTERIOR ELEMENTS SENSITIVE TO ALTERATION

Double loaded corridor with relight windows

Extant original window trim

Vault space with glazed tile walls

INTERIOR ELEMENTS LESS SENSITIVE TO ALTERATION

Partitions that serve to divide rooms along each side of corridor

Modern flooring, wall and ceiling materials throughout interior

OVERALL INTEGRITY: Building 728 exhibits good physical integrity on the exterior; however the exterior is in a deteriorated condition. Alterations have been made to the west entry porch, which was originally a recessed entryway. The original interior double-loaded corridor with relight windows and the basic room configuration remain in place. However, interior spaces and finishes have been remodeled and modernized. Some historic building fabric may be concealed by modern construction.

DATE OF SITE VISIT(S): December 10, 2009 February 1, 2010

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Office of the Post Engineer Vancouver Barracks, WA Building No. 728 Floor Plan (as-built floor plans), undated. Photocopy files, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA.

Office of the Post Engineer Vancouver Barracks, WA Building No. 728 Floor Plan (as-built floor plans), 12 April 1953. Photocopy files, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA.

Quartermaster General Form 117 series (1941-c.1942). Photocopy files, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA.

Tonsfeldt, Ward & Atwood, Katherine C. “Historic Structures Report for Vancouver Barracks, West Barracks - Vancouver National Historic Reserve - Part 1: Historical Background and Context.” National Park Service, Columbia Cascade Support Office and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, December 2003.

U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle COE – Exterior painting, Vancouver Barracks. (As-built drawings dated 11/26/1991). Digital files, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA.

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District – National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 2004.

HISTORIC RECORDS:

Figure 728-1 North & west elevations, ca.1941 [Quartermaster General Form 117 series]

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Figure 728-2 Quartermaster General Form 117 series (1941-1942)

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Figure 728-3 Portion of Vancouver Barracks map dated November 1945 - showing Building 728 inner-connected to Building 731 [Courtesy of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA.]

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Figure 728-4 Office of the Post Engineer Building No. 728 Floor Plan (as-built floor plans), 12 April 1953

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CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS:

Figure 728-5 West & south elevations

Figure 728-6 South & east elevations

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Figure 728-7 east & north elevations

Figure 728-8 North elevation

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Figure 728-9 Entrance porch showing altered vestibule – West elevation

Figure 728-10 Typical 8/8 double-hung windows

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Figure 728-11 Typical roof rake/overhang details

Figure 728-12 Typical metal roof ventilator

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Figure 728-13 Typical hollow clay tile wall at SE corner of building

Figure 728-14 Non-historic gable-roof porch and stairs at east elevation

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Figure 728-15 Altered entry vestibule Figure 728-16 Altered entry vestibule & original entry door opening

Figure 728-17 Typical modern interior finishes & exposed structural members

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Figure 728-18 Vault space with glazed tile walls

Figure 728-19 Boiler room w/ exposed brick chimney & hollow clay tile walls

ANNOTATED FLOOR PLAN:

Figure 728-20. Annotated floor plan indicating locations of significant intact primary and/or secondary interior spaces/spatial volumes. Notations are overlaid on the most current floor plan available of the subject building.

[The base floor plan may not accurately depict current interior partitions and/or other existing structural and/or design features. Base plan provided courtesy of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA]