It was built in 1942, and is a two-story, square, modern architecture style, stuccoed brick factory building.

It features a wide ribbon of glass block underscored by a continuous concrete sill stretches across the facade at each story and recessed double-leaf entrances set into cast-concrete peaked surrounds.

The building was constructed by the Defense Plant Corporation during World War II to support the manufacturing of gunfire control equipment for the United States Navy.

Later it was used to build precision instruments here for the U. S. military and later for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

[1] This article about a property in Durham County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.