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Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot

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In 1926 the Schuylkill Arsenal was renamed the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. The original site at Grays Ferry Avenue and Washington Avenue was closed and the site was razed in 1963. The functions of the Quartermaster Depot were all moved to West Oregon Avenue & South 22nd Street
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In 1965 the operation was reorganized into the Defense Personnel Support Center. In 1993 the government closed the textile factory and moved the remaining part of the South Philadelphia operation to the Naval Support Station in
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The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot consists of eleven extant buildings built between 1939 and 1942. The buildings are of varying heights and sizes, but are consistently clad in tan or brown brick and are in the
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Philadelphia's application to place the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot on the National Register of Historic Places was reviewed by the Historic Preservation Board of the
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in Philadelphia, the Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines in Allegheny County's South Park Township, and the Cheney Farm,
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National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
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The arsenal made clothing and flags for all the military's needs for the next 150 years.
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Schuylkill Arsenal, 2620 Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot was then officially listed on the
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Placement of this property on the National Register of Historic Places
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at its meeting on October 6, 2009, along with applications for: the
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with supplies. One of its most famous tasks was outfitting the
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The Schuylkill Arsenal was built in 1800 to function as a
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker

Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot is located in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
39°54′59″N 75°10′57″W / 39.91639°N 75.18250°W / 39.91639; -75.18250
The Ballinger Company
Art Deco
09001212
Defense Logistics Agency
quartermaster
U.S. military
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Northeast Philadelphia
Art Deco
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Hamburg Historic District
Hamnett Historic District
Newville Historic District
Pennsylvania State Office Building
Hopewell Farm
National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia portal
Philadelphia Naval Asylum
Defense Logistics Agency
Philadelphia Navy Yard
United States Army Quartermaster Corps
QM Museum

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