Groundbreaking for archives and records building
St. Louis American
July 7, 2010
U.S. Senator Kit Bond, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and other government, community and business leaders recently took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. General Services Administration's new National Archives and Records Administration Facility to be constructed at 1829 Dunn Road in northeast St. Louis County.
In his remarks, Bond stressed that the new facility, the jobs it will retain and the jobs its construction will create are the direct result of a partnership by many individuals and organizations.
The $100 million, high-performance facility will be the largest records facility in the country outside of the Washington, D.C. area and is one of the most complex construction projects ever undertaken in St. Louis County. When complete, the facility will act as the central repository for millions of military personnel, health and medical records for all deceased and discharged veterans who served during the 20th century post-World War I. In addition to housing the military records of famous veterans like Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, Elvis Pressley, and sports legends like Roberto Clemente and Jackie Robinson, the facility will also house the records of civil service employees and other related records. As well as housing essential military and civil service records, the building will also provide office space for 14 other federal government and defense agencies.
