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BuildingsAbramowitz Hall (Building 114)Abramowitz Hall, also knownas the Athletic Center or FieldHouse, serves as FortMonmouth’s Physical FitnessCenter. Dedicated on June 7,1985, the building honorsLieutenant Colonel ReubenAbramowitz Hall (Building 114)Abramowitz, who served atFort Monmouth as a radio instructor. It is said thatLTC Abramowitz’s innovative methods of trainingradio operators influenced every man trained duringand after World War II. xxxixBuilding 125: Dir. of Information ManagementBuilding 126: Guard Shelter, East GateBuilding 167: Department of Public WorksBuilding 173: Department of Public WorksBuilding 196-199: Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate(S&TCD)Barker CircleLTC Reuben AbramowitzBarker Circle was named in 1942 after aU.S. Military Academy cadet killed in atraining accident. xlEnlisted barracks Buildings 205-208were constructed in 1927 on what wouldbecome Barker Circle. These representthe first permanent buildings constructedBarker Circleat Fort Monmouth. National HistoricReports show that “the buildings are T-shaped and constructed usinga concrete structural system faced in brick veneer. The barracks arethree stories tall with a full three-story porch supported by concretepiers that span the main facade. Building 207 was enlarged on thenorth end to accommodate the Army Post Bank. A fifth barracks(Building 287, now vacant) was added to the complex in 1940 and issimilar to the first four. In 1958, the original slate roofs were replacedwith asphalt-shingled roofs. Alterations consist of exterior staircasesthat have been added to each end of the barracks buildings and thereplacement of windows.” xli Building 205, once the Women’s Army9/10 .
Corps (WAC) detachment barracks, is now occupied by theDepartment of Public Works. xlii Building 206, once occupied by theMilitary Police Detachment, currently houses the Directorate forResource Management. Building 207, once occupied by the 389thArmy Band, currently houses U.S. Military Academy (USMA) CadetCandidate Barracks; xlivBuilding 208, Barnes Hall, currently stands vacant. The building oncehoused Headquarters, Special Troops. Dedicated on February 7, 1951by General Orders Number 15, this building honors SGT Will C.Barnes, Signal Corps. SGT Barnes received the Medal of Honor forbravery in action at Fort Apache, AZ, on September 11, 1881. xlvAllison Hall (Building 209)Allison Hall once housed the first permanent hospitalbuilding, the U.S. Army Management Agency, andthe Satellite Communications Agency. It currentlyhouses the Program Manager for DefenseCommunications and Army Transmission Systems(PM DCATS). It resides in the NE corner of the MainPost at the intersection of Barton and Allen Avenuesin the Historic District.National Historic Reports show that this “Hshapedbuilding…was constructed in twophases: the main block and the east wingwere completed in April 1928, and the westwing and rear wings were completed in1934. The building rises two stories andAllison Hall (Building 209)utilizes a concrete structural system clad inbrick veneer. The front entry is delineated by a concrete porticoornamented with columns and a balustrade. The original sun porcheslocated on the end of each ward have been enclosed to provide offices.Original windows have been replaced.”General Orders Number 92, dated September 25, 1961, dedicatedAllison Hall for Major General James B. Allison, who commanded FortMonmouth from 1925-1926, and served as Chief Signal Officer of theArmy from 1935-1937. xlviBuilding 210:Officer HousingSpace and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD)Officer housing is located north of Greely Field, “lining Russel andAllen Avenues and surrounding a landscaped open space known asLandmarks and Place Names at Fort MonmouthCOL James B. Allison
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