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

Bachelors' Barracks and Post Exchange

Building No. 10

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

1. Building No. 10 Marker

Inscription. This imposing building originally served the dual function of housing bachelor military personnel and providing a commercial center for the Sacramento Air Depot. If Headquarters was considered the heart of the base by visitors, the building that served as the post exchange, bachelors' barracks, and mess hall was the hub of the base for personnel. The entry on the Arnold Avenue facade is distinguished by a cast concrete portal with pyramid-shaped medallions that surround the oversized doors. Cast concrete panels of eagle's wings and shields crown the door portal on the Mitchell Avenue facade. The south side of the building originally consisted of a two-story concrete arcade but was enclosed in the 1970s for use as office space. This view shows the main entry to the building in 1938. Note how different the building appears today with mature landscaping.

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

Location. 38° 39.708′ N, 121° 23.098′ W. Marker is in McClellan Park, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Sacramento McClellan Airport. It is at the intersection of Arnold Avenue and Olson Street, on the right when traveling north on Arnold Avenue. The metal marker is mounted to a wood post near the Arnold Avenue (west) entrance.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3411 Olson Street, McClellan CA 95652, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Base Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Firehouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McClellan Air Force Base (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named McClellan Air Force Base (about 400 feet away); Base Headquarters (about 400 feet away); Rapid Area Maintenance Team (about 400 feet away); POW/MIA (approx. one mile 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

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

2. Building No. 10 & Marker

Building No. 10 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

3. Building No. 10

Cast Concrete Eagle's Wings and Shields image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

4. Cast Concrete Eagle's Wings and Shields

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.