US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation, and is a reinforced concrete frame measuring 16 feet by 16 feet and 30 feet high. The building was purchased for civilian purposes in 1957 and a flat roof replaced a formerly open platform on the top level. It was erected to serve as commend headquarters for "Operation Bumblebee."^[2]

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
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Location	SW corner of S. Anderson Blvd. and Flake Ave., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°21′58″N 77°37′45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1946 (1946)
Built by	Kellex Corporation; George & Lynch
MPS	US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS
NRHP reference No.	93000910[1]
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1993

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]