Ford Assembly Building
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The Ford Assembly Building is a historic former Ford Motor Company automobile factory in Richmond, California, notable for its role in World War II wartime production and its preservation as part of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automobile factory
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contributing property ⓘ historic industrial building ⓘ |
| architect | Albert Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rosie the Riveter cultural icon
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home front workers during World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
adaptive reuse for commercial and event space
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mixed-use industrial and office space ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent crane and loading facilities
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large industrial windows ⓘ open-span interior ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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contributing property to a National Historical Park ⓘ |
| heritageTheme |
American industrial history
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World War II home front ⓘ |
| industry |
automotive industry
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defense industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Contra Costa County, California
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Richmond, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Richmond waterfront ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service (interpretive components) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
reinforced concrete
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steel ⓘ |
| near |
Craneway Pavilion
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Richmond Inner Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Rosie the Riveter home front history
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large daylight factory design ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Ford Motor Company assembly plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Richmond Shipyard District
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Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved and rehabilitated ⓘ |
| roofType | sawtooth roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Albert Kahn industrial design
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one of the major West Coast Ford assembly plants ⓘ |
| significantEvent | World War II home front production ⓘ |
| significantFor | supporting wartime shipbuilding and military logistics ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
served by nearby port facilities
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served by rail sidings ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile assembly
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military vehicle assembly support ⓘ tank production support ⓘ wartime production ⓘ |
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Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
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