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Each original mess hall wing measures 25 x 65 feet and rests on a stuccoed concrete wall foundation. The exterior walls are constructed of tan clay tile with red brick corner quoins. The gable roof is sheathed with composition shingles. Exposed purlin ends project from the end walls; the current eave is sheathed in metal. Each upper gable end wall is finished with a band of red brick and has a rectangular wood louvered vent with canted corners. The windows are metal-frame, one-over-one-light, double-hung sash units that replaced the original wood-frame, six-over-six-light, double-hung sash units. The windows have wood lintels and concrete sills. The original doorway was located in the north elevation and contained paired wood doors. One door opening with its lintel and lintel surround was retained in the north end of former Building 316. The north end of former Building 317 contains paired modern metal doors; the wood lintel has been removed. Modern doors have been installed on the south elevations of the former mess halls.
After the property was leased for use by the Air National Guard in 1954, the building was converted to other uses. During the 1960s, former Building 316 served as a dispensary. By 1970, former Buildings 316 and 317 were connected by a narrow hyphen addition. Renovations undertaken in 1994 included the addition of the projecting vestibule with paired glass doors in metal frames on the west elevation, installation of new vinyl-clad windows, alteration of door openings, insulation of east wing perimeter walls and existing foundation, and the widening of the hyphen addition by the construction of a new loading dock with a new overhead door in the north elevation of the hyphen. The building currently serves as the gymnasium.
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