Beehive rehabilitation

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Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. Army, 1990.
 
The Army proposed to reuse a vacant historic building known as the Beehive,
a sometime-barracks constructed circa 1882 and located within the Fort
Leavenworth National Historic Landmark District. The building,
prominently located near the center of the installation, served as post
headquarters until 1890. After being remodeled in 1921 to house married
officers, the building became known as "the Beehive," since it was
always "swarming" with children. Plans called for rehabilitating the
structure's distinctive exterior and gutting the already damaged
interior for reuse as the National Simulation Center of the Battle
Command Evaluation Facility. The project had both high-ranking Army and
congressional support. Under an agreement reached with the Council and
the Kansas SHPO, the Army included specialized seismic stabilization,
security measures, sophisticated electrical, mechanical, and computer
services, and retention of exterior windows within the project. The
parties worked closely to refine construction plans and details, and the
result was an excellent adaptive use of an important historic structure
for modern military purposes that avoided the need for new construction.