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Ammunition Igloo

Coordinates: 39°44′33″N 105°10′22″W / 39.74250°N 105.17278°W / 39.74250; -105.17278
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Ammunition Igloo
The site in 2013.
Ammunition Igloo is located in Colorado
Ammunition Igloo
Ammunition Igloo is located in the United States
Ammunition Igloo
Location15001 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′33″N 105°10′22″W / 39.74250°N 105.17278°W / 39.74250; -105.17278
Built1940
ArchitectMerchant, George H.
MPSCamp George West MPS
NRHP reference No.93000379
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1993[1]

Ammunition Igloo (also known as Building 88) was a bunker used for arms storage at Camp George West, Golden, Colorado. It was built in 1940 of stone, supported by a soil-covered concrete arch. Rubble masonry, built of basalt, was used for the parapet-equipped facade.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons (September 1, 1992), National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Camp George West (pdf), National Park Service, page E-41.
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