Context Study of the United States Quartermaster General Standardized Plans, 1866 - 1942

摘要

The Context Study of the United States Quartermaster General Standardized Plans 1866-1942 was developed to assist the Department of Defense in fulfilling its responsibilities as mandated under Army Regulation 200-4, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Preservation Planning, and the guidelines of the National Register of Historic Places. The Quartermaster Corps constructed thousands of buildings, often using standardized plans throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Panama. These buildings can be divided into types such as transportation-related buildings (aircraft hangars, gas stations, motor pools, and other buildings and structures). Multiple copies of the same buildings were built from nearly-identical plans at numerous installations, some differing only in external decorative features. The purpose of this study is to provide written historic context statements for the use of installation managers in inventorying and evaluating cultural resources.