Ron Johnson

Abstract The scope of work called for the updating of the 2000 ICRMP. The project called for the survey of cultural resources previously determined to be eligible for the NRHP and of historic resources constructed between 1950 and 1959 that have reached or will reach the 50-year age threshold for NRHP eligibility.At the outset of the project, the client (NAVFAC EFD SOUTH) revised the scope of work to include a study of 93 on-base Wherry housing units in the Fairway Hills neighborhood. The...

Abstract In 2003, HHM prepared mitigative documentation of the Seminole Battery/Building 283 (SB/B-283) at Naval Air Facility Key West. The resource, a concrete battery that was determined eligible for inclusion in the NRHP in 1998, was scheduled for demolition for Force Protection reasons, which constituted an adverse effect as defined in 36 CFR 800. The Navy therefore contracted HHM to undertake documentation and recordation of Building SB/B-283 in accordance with standards of the Historic American...

Abstract The proposed transfer of Navy family housing to private contractors at 12 installations throughout the southeastern United States triggered a cultural resources survey in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The project included a comprehensive survey of all extant housing-related resources at the following locations: •Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida •Naval Air Station Key West, Florida •Naval Support Activity Mid-South (Millington), Tennessee •Naval...

Abstract In February 1999, HHM conducted an intensive cultural resources survey and National Register of Historic Places assessment of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) St. Louis, Missouri. HHM, following the procedures outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's "Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning", began this project by conducting an intensive field investigation of all extant resources within the NWIRP St. Louis project area, recording each building's...

Abstract Naval Hospital (NH) Beaufort includes a large medical and health-care complex that is set on a picturesque bluff overlooking the Beaufort River. Harbeson, Hough, Livingston, and Larson of Philadelphia designed the hospital, which was constructed in 1946-49. Besides the hospital and associated facilities, the grounds extend to include the site of the former Camp Saxton. This site marks the temporary encampment of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored), the first African-American regiment...

Abstract HHM conducted an NRHP-eligibility survey of extant resources at the nine surveillance field stations of the Naval Space Command. This radar detection system consists of three transmitting and six receiving stations across the southern United States (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California), and a central processing center in Dahlgren, Virginia. The Department of the Navy began constructing the system in 1958, shortly after the launching of Sputnik...

Abstract HHM inventoried all extant Navy-owned properties at NAS Atlanta and supervised archeological investigation undertaken by Brockington and Associates. Surveyed and documented 139 properties and developed an historic context using primary and secondary sources gathered from state and local repositories. HHM evaluated the resources for NRHP eligibility, within the framework of the historic context. There were no resources that met the 50-year age criteria for inclusion in the NRHP, and no...

Abstract HHM undertook a multi-phased, nationwide survey of heritage assets (historic objects) for the Naval Reserve Forces. The survey was designed to record the number and classification of historic objects at each Naval Reserve facility, to determine if any are eligible for the NRHP, and to assist the Naval Historic Center account for items that reflect the Navy’s heritage. HHM inventoried 2,531 heritage assets at 192 subordinate commands throughout the nation. In addition, the survey included an...

Abstract HHM performed a multi-phase architectural investigation and recordation of Building 679, a World War II-era administrative building at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Work products included a Condition Assessment Report, which evaluated the physical condition of Building 679, its structural integrity, and costs associated with necessary repairs; a Case Alternatives Report, which examined all potential reuse options for the building and costs associated with each option; and HABS Level II...

Abstract The project involved the assessment and documentation of the following buildings at NAS PensacolaBuilding 21 – Fire House No. 1; built 1938 Building 51 – Locomotive Shed; built 1908 Building 478A – Magazine; built 1942 Building 515 – Maintenance and Supply Shed; built 1937 Building 636 – Laundry and Dry Cleaning Plant; built 1940 Building 697 – Fire House No. 2; built 1942 Building 702 – Machine Gun Range Auditorium; built 1942 Building 1750 – Recreation and Entertainment; built...