Watertown Arsenal

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United States Army arsenal historic district military installation

Watertown Arsenal is a historic former U.S. Army ordnance and research facility in Watertown, Massachusetts, that played a key role in American military manufacturing and technology development.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Arsenal at Watertown (Watertown Arsenal) 1
Watertown Arsenal canonical 1
Watertown Arsenal Laboratory 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army arsenal ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
architecturalStyle Federal architecture ⓘ
Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
area approximately 131 acres ⓘ
builtFor United States Army ⓘ
closedAsArmyFacility 1968 ⓘ
constructionStart 1816 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentUse mixed-use commercial complex ⓘ
office space ⓘ
recreational space ⓘ
retail space ⓘ
established 1816 ⓘ
functionChange expanded to research and development in 20th century ⓘ
hasFacility Watertown Arsenal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Watertown Arsenal Laboratory

machine shops ⓘ
materials testing laboratory ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
storehouses ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Arsenal Park ⓘ
Arsenal Yards development ⓘ
heritageDesignation U.S. historic district ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ
New England ⓘ
Watertown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Charles River ⓘ
notableFor development of military technology ⓘ
early materials science research ⓘ
metallurgical research ⓘ
role in American military manufacturing ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1999 ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
ownedBy United States Army ⓘ
partOf United States Ordnance Department ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Ordnance Department
peakEmployment World War II home front ⓘ
surface form: World War II era
primaryFunction materials testing ⓘ
military research ⓘ
ordnance storage ⓘ
weapons manufacturing ⓘ
redevelopedAs Arsenal on the Charles ⓘ
usedDuringConflict American Civil War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Watertown, Massachusetts → hasHistoricSite → Watertown Arsenal ⓘ
Arsenal Yards → near → Watertown Arsenal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Watertown Arsenal historic district
Watertown Arsenal → hasFacility → Watertown Arsenal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Watertown Arsenal Laboratory
Alexander Parris → designed → Watertown Arsenal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arsenal at Watertown (Watertown Arsenal)
Watertown Dam → near → Watertown Arsenal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Watertown Arsenal area