Simler Hall

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Building 836--Holm Center
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Nearest city Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates 32°22′49″N86°21′7″W / 32.38028°N 86.35194°W / 32.38028; -86.35194
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectUS Army; Office of Constructing Quartermaster
Architectural styleFrench Provincial
NRHP reference No. 87002182 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1988

Simler Hall (also known as Building 836) is the oldest building on Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. [2] Built in 1927, it now serves as the headquarters for the Holm Center. It is named for General George B. Simler, former commander of the Air Training Command. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Community College of the Air Force 2008-2010 Student Handbook (PDF), Community College of the Air Force, archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2009