National Register of Historic Places

Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4

Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Listed
January 22, 2009
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08001339

About this property

The Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 is a gun shelter and stockade at 259 Hempstead County Road 279 in Oakhaven, Arkansas, northwest of the city of Hope. It is located on property that was once part of the Southwestern Proving Ground, a major military facility during World War II whose largest portion was transformed into Hope Municipal Airport. Building No. 4 is a roofless concrete structure with seven bays open to the southeast, with smaller openings on the northwest side. It was built in 1941 to replicate typical stockaded gun placements in field conditions, its two-foot-thick walls designed to isolate gun crews from the dangers of fire and exploding ammunition. The building is now used by a private owner for storage and agricultural purposes. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

259 Hempstead Co. Rd. 279
Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas
33.74837, -93.60752

Categories

MILITARYENGINEERING
Sources

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

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When was Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 listed on the National Register?

Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 22, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4?

Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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