| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "General Mitchell Airport, Air Reserve Station" exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Previously surveyed in 2007.
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Building 120 is located at 300 East College Avenue on the east side of South Howell Avenue at the West Gate of General Mitchell IAP ARS in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Building 120 is a single-story, rectangular-plan, concrete block building that sits atop a concrete foundation. It is capped by a flat roof. The roof fascia is sheathed in anodized aluminum. The building is pierced by industrial windows on the north and south facades. Access is gained by doors on the east and west facades.
Building 120 was constructed in 1958 as the Booster Pumping Station for the US Air Force Reserve (AFRES) installation at General Billy Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was most likely designed by the USACE, the branch of the military that typically oversaw design and construction for military installations. Building 120 is similar in size and shape to Building 300, originally designed by the USACE Milwaukee District in the 1950s as a pumping station. Because Building 300 is similar to Building 120, both buildings most likely share the same design history.
As described in the Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation, General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station prepared for the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) in 2007, Building 120 has played a standard role in the history of the installation which has been home to the 440th Airlift Wing (AW) since 1957, a unit of AFRES dedicated to providing air transport and airlift for deploying troops, cargo, and humanitarian aid in support of national policy. In 1968, the building ceased functioning as a pumping station and was converted into an aircraft workshop. In the 1990s, it was converted to function as the Fire Protection Pump House (Lavey, pers. comm., April 30, 2007; Mangold, pers. comm., April 30, 2007). While Building 120 has assisted the 440th AW with water distribution and other support functions at the installation, it is a common building.
Resurveyed 2009. Appearance unchanged.
Resurveyed 2023: Appearance unchanged.
Building 120, also known as Booster Pumping Station or the Fire Protection Pump House of the General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, is a single story, rectangular plan, utility building. It is constructed of concrete block. It rests on a concrete slab foundation and has a flat roof. The entryway features two doors and is located on the façade facing STH 35. Square window openings are on the north and south sides of the building and are enclosed with wavey block glass.
Building 120 was constructed in 1958 and served as the Booster Pumping Station for the US Air Force Reserve Installation at General Billy Mitchell Field. It was most likely designed and constructed for military purposes. It is part of a larger collection of buildings known collectively as the General Mitchell International Airport. In 2005 a Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation Report was undertaken by the US Air Force in conjunction with the disposal and reuse of General Mitchell International Airport. The transfer of the property was being undertaken in accordance with base closures across the country. In 2005 General Mitchell was selected for closure
2024: building was formerly addressed as 300 E College Ave. The exterior of this fire protection pump house undergone few, if any, changes since it was previously inventoried. The structure is associated with the general activities of the air reserve station, and is not associated with specific or significant events on the base. |
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| Bibliographic References: | AFCEE. Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation, General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station. 2007.
General Billy Mitchell Field. Real Property Accountable Record Card, Building 120. On file at Building 106 (Civil Engineering), General Mitchell IAP ARS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lavey, Steven G., P.E. Base Civil Engineer, General Mitchell IAP ARS. E-mail correspondence. April 30, 2007.
Mangold, Louis J. P.E., Engineering Flight Chief, General Mitchell IAP ARS. E-mail correspondence. April 30, 2007.
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