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Quonset huts at Point Mugu, California, in 1946 with Laguna Peak in the background. A Quonset hut / ˈ k w ɒ n s ɪ t / is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel with a semi-circular cross-section. The design was developed in the United States based on the Nissen hut introduced by the British during World War I.
The article claims that the price of used Quonset huts, in 1945, was about US$1,000 each.Well, US$1,000 is at least US$25,000 today.An used jeep was then sold at about US$500.I think that used and without furniture were then sold at less than US$800 each hut.Agre22 22:52, 18 August 2008 (UTC)agre22
A prefabricated building, ... The United States used Quonset huts as military buildings, ... Almost 160,000 had been built in the UK by 1948 at a cost of close to £ ...
"Boyett Petroleum’s new Oklahoma headquarters at 123 E Main joins a 1920s three-story brick warehouse to a 1940s Quonset hut. The brick building was severely damaged when new piers were driven ...
An unusual building just hit the real estate market in Morro Bay: a World War II-era Quonset hut. Listed by Jay Chiasson of Navigators Real Estate, the 4,000-square-foot building is located on ...
Production of Nissen huts waned between the wars, but was revived in 1939. Nissen Buildings Ltd. waived its patent rights for wartime production during the Second World War (1939–45). Similar-shaped hut types were developed as well, notably the larger Romney hut in the UK and the Quonset hut in the United States. All types were mass-produced ...
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