GSA 39th Street Warehouse Information

Location

1716 West Perching Road

Chicago, Illinois

The 39th Street Warehouse was occupied by the Metallurgical Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory until approximately 1949. Activities in the building included the storage of radioactive materials.

Alternative Names

  • Resco Air Conditioning and Heating Company

Type of Facility

  • Atomic Weapons Employer

Covered by EEOICPA

  • Part B

EEOICPA Covered Years

  • 1942-1949 

Did work for:

  • Argonne National Laboratory

Contract Numbers

  • W-31-109-ENG-52

DOE

DOL

NIOSH

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