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U.S. NAVAL BASE, PEARL HARBOR, POST OFFICE (U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Station) (U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Police Station) (Building No. 199) Pearl Harbor Boulevard near Willamette Street Pearl Harbor Honolulu County Hawaii

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U.S. NAVAL BASE, PEARL HARBOR, POST OFFICE (U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Station) (U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Police Station)

(Building No. 199)

HASS No. Hl-438

Naval Station. Pearl Harbor Boulevard near Willamette Street, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

USGS Mokapu Quadrangle, Hawaii 7.5 Minutes Series (Orthophotoquad) Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates 4.E608970.N2361730 (Scale 1 :24,000)

The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the catastrophic events that occurred on December 7, 1941. Building 199 is located within the boundaries of the U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark (PHNHL), and is deemed eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the PHNHL. In the Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP), the building has been determined to "have relatively minor importance for defining the historic character of the installation." The building was constructed in 1942 and has since been relocated and extensively modified over time. Many of the remodeled elements are inconsistent with the original construction and are not indicative of the original period of construction. Building 199 is a support building whose function, design, location or other characteristics do not merit designating this building as one of "central" importance to the PHNHL.

Building 199 is a two-story, semi-permanent building consisting of a total of 10,800 square feet of floor area, with a building footprint of approximately 50 by 116 feet. The building is of wood frame construction that was originally built in 1942 and relocated in 1945 to its present location where it was placed on a concrete slab on grade foundation. The building has a low-pitched, gable roof with painted wood fascia and exposed rafters. The exterior walls are faced with painted wood drop (shiplap) siding with copper/metal rain gutters and downspouts extending along the exterior building surfaces. Wood ladders are mounted on exterior wall surfaces to provide roof access. Many of the original wood frames, multi-light, double hung windows


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remain, however, a number of them have been converted to glass jalousies.

Exterior access to the second floor is provided by two wooden stairways located at opposing ends of the building. The base of one stairway begins at the westerly corner at the front of the building and leads to an exterior lanai that provides access to four doorways on the second floor. Although the original 1942 construction plans of the building are unavailable, this stairway is shown as an existing element in the building relocation plans dated 1945, and is therefore believed to be an element of the original building design. The other stairway is located at the easterly side of the building and provides access to a single exterior doorway. This stairway does not appear on the relocation plans of 1945. Accprding to these plans, access on this side of the building was provided by an interior stairway labeled as "existing stairs reinstalled". Presently, there is no interior stairway at the easterly end of the building. Therefore, it is assumed that the exterior stairway was added sometime between 1945 and 1964, and the interior stairway was possibly never reconstructed. An internal stairway exists near the center of the building.

The first floor of the building was extended by approximately 16 feet on the westerly end (total 800 square feet) to accommodate an armory and detention cells. The armory area was located toward the front of the building with exterior walls constructed of wood and faced with wood siding to match rest of the building. The rear portion of this building addition was designed for use as detention cells and was constructed of concrete masonry units (CMU) with small cell windows (one by three feet) covered with metal mesh and insect screen and mounted at a height of seven feet above floor level. This CMU portion of the building addition has been painted to match the rest of the building. A flat to low sloping, tar and gravel roof covers this single-story addition. Construction plans for this building addition were included as a part of the 1945 relocation plans, therefore, it is assumed that this addition was constructed when the building was relocated circa 1945.

The building has undergone both interior and exterior modifications over time. Many of the remodeled elements are inconsistent with the original construction and detract from the historic character of the building. These changes include:

• Addition of gypsum interior walls, and suspended acoustical ceiling tiles;

• Replacement of original wood panel doors with aluminum storefront doors;



• Replacement of the original windows (double-hung) with glass jalousies;

• Installation of window mounted air conditioning units (15 units protrude from front elevation and an additional 8 units on all other elevations);

• Installation of ground and roof-mounted air-conditioning condensing units (visible from the rear of the building) with refrigerant piping mounted on and penetrating the exterior wall surface.

• Installation of aluminum framed screens over exiting window openings.

• Replacement of original incandescent lighting with fluorescent fixtures.

The Master Plan for Pearl Harbor Complex (May 1967) reported Building 199 to be in poor condition due to termite infestation and deterioration and planned for its demolition in 1972. In 1987, the building underwent structural repairs to deteriorated/damaged wood members, fascia and interior walls, and replaced damaged fixtures, exterior wood siding, windows, doors, screens and portions of the exterior stairways. In June 2001, a condition assessment of the building concluded that the structural integrity of the wood frame members was in poor as a result of termite infestation and the physical condition of the structure was beyond economic repair. Peeling paint on interior and exterior surfaces of the building were found to be lead based. The building also contains asbestos materials. Navy real property records indicate this structure as "inadequate'' in condition (i.e. having deficiencies that cannot be economically corrected).

Historical Context: Prior to World War II, security at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard was the responsibility of the Marines. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Secretary of the Navy determined that Marine forces were necessary for combat and created a civilian police force to oversee law enforcement at the Navy Yard. Personnel from the mainland United States, under a limited term, renewable contract, reported to the Director of Discipline, 14th Naval District of the U.S. War Department and occupied Building 199 just after its relocation, circa 1945. During that period, a number of Police Stations were established in various districts throughout the rapidly expanding Naval Base. By the mid-1950's, the Commander of the Naval Base required consolidation of all Navy Police Departments in the Pearl Harbor area and created the Naval Base Police Department, which was headquartered in Building 199.

Police Department use of Building 160 began in circa 1981. Prior to that, the building was used as Transit Personnel Unit (TPU) barracks. In


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1981, nearby Building 1027, a Quonset hut utilized as a legal hold barracks, burned to the ground. Personnel housed in these barracks were temporarily relocated to Building 160. Because these were restricted barracks, Police personnel were tasked to guard the inmates. At the same time, a portion of Building 160 was used by the Police Department for evidence storage. In 1987, inmates of the legal hold barracks were transferred to permanent quarters, but the Police Department continued to utilize the building for locker rooms and a lunchroom.

Staffing of the police force by civilian workers continued until 1987 when military personnel were added to the force. Also during the 1980's, a harbor patrol division was established under the Pearl Harbor precinct. In the late 1990's the Navy's regionalization effort resulted in the creation of Navy Region Hawaii Public Safety, which oversees Regional Security, Federal Fire and Disaster Preparedness Departments. The Police Department is responsible for law enforcement under the Regional Security Department, which is further subdivided into sub-regional precincts. Building 199 continues to be used as headquarters for the Pearl Harbor Police Department precinct and Regional Security Department offices.

Building: Building 199 was constructed in 1942 at a total cost of $123,635 as the Fleet Post Office and is associated with the vastly increased amount of mail resulting from the growth in fleet personnel during World War II. It was situated near the waterfront at Merry Loch at the Enlisted Men's Landing (present location of Bravo Dock 26 [B26]) which was located east of the area known as East Quay (See partial Navy Yard Drawing showing site conditions on June 30, 1943 on page 10). Building 160 was located adjacent to Building 199 to the east, and was used as a Fleet Supply Storage building. The surrounding area was developed with barracks buildings and recreational and personnel support facilities.

During World War II, construction of Bravo Docks continued in the area of East Quay to provide needed supply loading and unloading berths and relieve the industrial berths in the repair basins. In 1945, Buildings 199 and 160 were relocated from the waterfront to a location on the opposite side of Avenue "A" (renamed Pearl Harbor Boulevard in 1998), approximately 900 feet to the west to allow for further expansion of the Bravo Docks. Drawings circa 1944 indicate the construction of facility B25 (berthing wharf) as a continuation of East Quay, at the site of the ferry slips and Enlisted Men's Landing. At its new location, Building 199 had street frontage along Avenue "A", with Building 160 sited approximately 80 feet behind it. The original waterfront elevation of

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Building 199 was oriented to face Avenue "A". In conjunction with the relocation, the buildings underwent modifications to accommodate a change in use. As part of the relocation effort, the Post Office moved from Building 199 to Building 160, and Building 199 was modified to house the Yard Police and armory. Relocation plans show an 800 square-foot addition to the westerly end of the building for detention cells and an armory.

Currently, the former detention cell area has been converted to an armory, storage space and a small kitchen. The cells became unnecessary as procedural changes required detainees to be released to the custody of their commands. Operations, patrol and records functions and offices are housed on the first floor with more administrative offices and detectives on the second floor. Training has been relocated to Building 285 in the Marine Barracks area. Building 160 is a support facility for the Police Department with male and female locker rooms, a weight training area, and a lunchroom. The parking area to the east of the building accommodates vehicles for security personnel and the public.

The primary land uses in the surrounding Building 199 are waterfront operations and personnel/community support activities. Generalpurpose berthing piers for homeported and transient ships (Bravo Docks) are located across Avenue "A", less than 500 feet to the north of Building 199. The building is bordered to the east and west by parking areas. Areas further to the east, west and south are developed with food establishments, personnel and family support services and recreational facilities. This architectural style-type, World War II, temporary wood fame building is part of a random architectural composition in the surrounding area.

Department of the Navy, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Environmental Assessment for Building 199 Demolition, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Oahu, Hawaii, April 2002. Prepared by Helber Hastert & Fee, Planners.

Department of the Navy, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Oahu, Hawaii, March 2002. Prepared by Helber Hastert & Fee, Planners.

Department of the Navy, Internet Navy Facility Assets Data Store (iNFADS), web site, 2002.



Department of the Navy, Pacific Division, Drawing Nos. l-N03-597, NN03-600 through N-N03-605, 852677 and 1229168. (on microfiche at Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Plan File room at Makalapa, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii).

Department of the Navy, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Historic Preservation Plan, U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor National Historical Landmark, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1978.

Department of the Navy, Pacific Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Master Plan for Pearl Harbor Complex, May 16, 1967. Prepared by Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Department of the Navy, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Naval Complex Master Plan, Volume I, Land Use Plan, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1992.

Department of the Navy, Public Works Center, Drawing Nos. 7004667, 7004705, 7461025, 7464120, 7465389, 7469151, 7469152, 7472956, 7472957, 7472959 through 7472965, 7478576, and 999167. (on Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) at the Navy Public Works Center, Engineering Plan File room at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii).

Department of the Navy, Pacific Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Cultural Resource Management Plan, August 2000. Prepared by Rosendahl, Paul H., Ph:D; Mason Architects, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii.

Heittman, Kenneth, Deputy Regional Security Director; Commander Navy Region Hawaii. Conversation with civilian worker. (April) 2002.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Post Office (Security Building, Building 160). HABS No. Hl-322. 1998. Prepared by Warde Yamamoto, Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Naval Yard, Pearl Harbor, Drawing No. l-N1-167. Showing Site Conditions on June 30, 1943. (Partial) (Reduced). Provided by Jeffrey Dodge, Pacific Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl, Hawaii.

Wallin, Vice Admiral Homer N., USN (retired), Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal, Naval History Division, Washington, 1968.



Project Information: Commander Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) proposes to demolish Building 199 due to deteriorated conditions and to reduce excess facility square footage at Pearl Harbor Main Base; thereby eliminating future Building 199 operations and maintenance costs. Demolition of Building 199 will save the Navy the cost of operating and maintaining excess floor area ($25,200/year) and avoid expenditure of funds for a backlog of critical maintenance and repair items ($125,000). Using an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ten-year discount rate of 3.1 % (OMB Circular A-94, revised February 2002), the proposed action would result in a payback period (the length of time over which an investment outlay will be recovered) of less than 4.5 years. That is, the one-time cost associated with the proposed action (demolition) will. be offset by the avoidance of annual operations and maintenance costs along with spending on the backlog of critical maintenance and repair items.

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Given the current state of Building 199 (hazardous materials, termites, poor structural conditions, etc.) and to reduce excess facility requirements, CNRH will consolidate security functions and demolish Building 199. The consolidation and the relocation of the Security Department will be in one of the historic buildings in the Marine Barracks Zone at Building 278. The building is a Category II facility which was recently renovated in accordance with the Marine Barracks Historic Preservation Plan. Any additional modifications to Building 278 for the relocation will be accomplished in accordance with the Marine Barracks Preservation Plan and under the oversight of a person or persons meeting the professional qualifications for Historical Architect under Standard (a) in the Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards.

Steven Tsugawa, Mechanical Engineer and Janice Fukawa, Community Planner Navy Public Works Center; Project Development Branch Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5470 May 2002

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