Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Firehouse

Building No. 4

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado

1. Building No. 4 Marker

Inscription.
The firehouse was the fourth administrative building completed at the Sacramento Air Depot. The function of the fire- house perfectly suited the early International and Moderne styles used throughout the depot, with the hose tower on the southeast corner providing verticality and the truck bays along Peacekeeper Way creating a horizontal element.

The original guardhouse once stood perpendicular to the wall just past the truck bays, which have since been closed to vehicle passage. The guardhouse building was demolished at a later date to improve traffic circulation. This view shows the firehouse as it appeared in 1938. Note the guardhouse extending into what is now Peacekeeper Way.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 38° 39.656′ N, 121° 23.126′ W. Marker is in McClellan Park, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Sacramento McClellan Airport. Marker is at the intersection of Peacekeeper Way and Arnold Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Peacekeeper Way. The metal marker is mounted to a post in the shrubbery at the southwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3331 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan CA 95652, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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. Rapid Area Maintenance Team (within shouting distance of this marker); Bachelors' Barracks and Post Exchange (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Base Hospital (about 400 feet away); McClellan Air Force Base (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named McClellan Air Force Base (about 700 feet away); Base Headquarters (about 700 feet away); POW/MIA (approx. 1.1 miles away); Walerga Assembly Center (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McClellan Park.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. McClellan Air Force Base

Also see . . . The Golden Age of McClellan Air Force Base. McClellan Park website entry

"The base was the single largest industrial facility in Northern California, employing up to 26,000 people as it operated as a logistical depot for over 60 years."

(Submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

2. Building No. 4 Marker

Building No. 4 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

3. Building No. 4

Building Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

4. Building Cornerstone

Erected by
The Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
1937

McClellan Field. prior to WWII image. Click for more information.

via USAF

5. McClellan Field. prior to WWII

UC Civil Engineer Center website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 5. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.