U.S. Navy Fleet Supply Base
Address:
Storehouse No. 1, No. 2, Steam Plant
850 3rd Ave
Brooklyn
Category: Military Sites/Structures
Built: 1918
Built by: US Navy, Bureau of Yards & Docks; Turner Construction Co.
Description: Originally constructed to supply the New York-based Third Fleet during WWI. The structures were managed by U.S. General Services Administration after 1960. Storehouse No. 1 was transformed in 1991 to accommodate the Federal Detention Center. It operated as a Clothing Supply Depot during WWII, employing about 2,000 garment workers to sew Navy uniforms.
