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Rocky Flats Plant, Guardhouse, Northwest of Building 886, south of Central Avenue, Golden, Jefferson County, CO
Locationsouth of Central Avenue,
Golden vicinity, CO
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CO-83-D
Significance: This building is a secondary contributor to the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of major importance in preventing Soviet nuclear attack. As a top-secret weapons production plant, safeguarding design secrets and later, the number of weapons being produced was of prime importance. Building 888 is one of seven guardhouses used to control access to designated security areas.
Subjects
Guardhouses
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, OF THE NORTH ELEVATION OF BUILDING 888. BUILDING 888 IS ONE OF SEVEN GUARDHOUSES USED TO CONTROL ACCESS TO DESIGNATED SECURITY AREAS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.
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