Ammunition Igloo

Ammunition Igloo
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The site in 2013.
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Location	15001 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado
Coordinates	39°44′33″N105°10′22″W / 39.74250°N 105.17278°W / 39.74250; -105.17278
Built	1940
Architect	Merchant, George H.
MPS	Camp George West MPS
NRHP reference No.	93000379
Added to NRHP	May 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]

The Ammunition Igloo currently resides within the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's site boundary. In 2023, the laboratory renamed the bunker internally to the "Ammunition Bunker" to add clarification to the name and respect the native, cultural meaning behind the word, "igloo".

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Colorado

References

1. "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.

External links

• Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation