- Benicia
Arsenal Powder Magazine, Building #10, constructed of sandstone
quarried on the grounds of the Benicia Arsenal, constructed in
1857 (Visit the Benicia
Historical Museum web site for more information
on the buildings on the arsenal grounds.)
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Built Year 1857 – Powder Magazine
Cost $35,000.00Here is one of the finest examples of the stonecutter’s art to be found in California. The vaulted ceiling and modified Corinthian pillars were hand-carved from native sandstone & placed by French, Italian, and Irish craftsmen contracted by the United States Government. The walls are four-foot thick solid sandstone.
Benicia Powder Magazine, Building #10
Entrance & Wall
Benicia Powder
Magazine #10 Entrance
Benicia Powder
Magazine #10
Entrance WallInterior Wall of Powder Magazine, Building #10
“Graffiti” on interior wall of one of the Benicia Powder Magazine, Building #10
Sandstone pillars in the interior of the Benicia Powder Magazine, Building #10
“Explanation For Benicia Barracks”– U. S. Military Reserve, Benicia, California (Sign) – sign on one of the interior walls of the Benicia Powder Magazine, Building #10
Map of the U.S. Military Reserve, Benicia, California, in Benicia Powder Magazine 10
- Benicia
Camel Barn #7 & office located between
Camel Barn, Building #7, and Camel Barn, Building #9, & exterior
of side of the building #7 with close-up photographs of the
sandstone blocks quarried on the Benicia Arsenal grounds used
in constructing the camel barns. (Visit the Benicia
Historical Museum web site for more information on the
buildings on the arsenal grounds.)
Camel Barn #7 (on left)
Benicia Arsenal Camel Barn #7
Detail of side wall of Camel Barn #7
Closeup photographs of side of sandstone block wall of Camel Barn, Building #7
Camel Barn Museum
Office Building
Interior of Camel Barn, Building #7
- Silas
Casey Industrial & Tool Exhibit in Col. Silas Casey Memorial
Exhibit Hall at the Benicia Arsenal (Visit the Benicia
Historical Museum web site for information
on the display.)
