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English: The Administrative Services Building at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory after the structure’s relocation to the parking lot behind the Administration Building. The Administrative Services Building was originally a residential home, referred to as “the Farm House,” located on the main entrance way. The NACA took possession of the home, the only residential structure at the site, in July 1941 to house their construction engineers and inspectors. The Farm House served as the NACA’s main office until the Administration Building was opened in December 1942. The Farm House was built in 1827 and purchased by J.B. Perkins in 1849. Perkins did not reside in the house but hired caretakers to maintain the property and raise horses. The property’s disposition in the years leading up to the NACA’s takeover is not clear. After World War II, the NACA significantly modified the Farm House to increase its size, give it a more formal appearance, and add modern conveniences. This photograph shows the structure, renamed the Administrative Services Building, after these modifications. In the early 1950s the entire structure was relocated to the lot directly behind the Administration Building ensuring the latter structure its place of prominence at the entrance. The Administrative Services Building contained personnel and administrative offices for the lab. It was demolished in 1973 due to deterioration of the wooden structure.