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Summary for 7737 62ND AVE / Parcel ID 0225049062 / Inv # 0

Historic Name:

NAS Seattle Building 12 - Boiler Plant

Common Name:

Style:

Vernacular

Neighborhood:

Built By:

Year Built:

1930

Significance

Built in 1930 with additions in 1942, the Boiler Plant served as the central steam plant for the naval air station. It is also known as Central Heating Plant or Central Steam Plant. During World War II, bomb protection was added to the Boiler Plant, including sandbags and post-and-beam shield walls around the outside. Two additional boilers were installed in 1938. The 1942 additions changed at least one boiler and added two engine generators. In 1972, the Navy removed the old fuel oil system and installed automatic electric gas pilots.

Appearance

This utilitarian building is irregular in plan. Technically, there is no second floor on the inside, but the building has a two-story volume in order to accommodate tall boilers in the past. Situated at the north of the district west of Building 2, the Boiler Plant is oriented to the south. A poured concrete foundation supports exposed structural brick walls. A parapet wraps the flat roof, which is constructed of steel I-beams supporting a concrete slab. Ornamentation is limited to a soldier course wrapping the upper third of the walls, just above the original upper windows. Symmetry and three slightly recessed wall panels mark the south facade as primary. Alterations include 1942 additions to the west and north sides, nearly doubling the footprint and making the original rectangular plan irregular.