National Register of Historic Places

Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4

Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
May 23, 2006
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000417

About this property

The Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker No. 4 is a historic munitions storage facility at 4 Willastein Drive in Maumelle, Arkansas. It is a concrete structure, 61 by 27 feet (18.6 m × 8.2 m), with a rounded roof and ventilation stack. It is covered with earth, with a trapezoidal concrete side wall exposed, which has a steel door at its center. The bunker was built in 1941–42 to store the explosives picric acid and ammonium picrate for use during World War II. Of 21 built in Maumelle, all but three have been demolished, and this is the only one that is entirely intact. The bunker was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

4 Willastein Dr.
Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.85455, -92.41284

Categories

MILITARYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4 listed on the National Register?

Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4?

Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4 is recorded as the industrial era.

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