Masonry Magazine April 1988 Page. 31
The Mountain Warfare/Military Academy of the Vermont National Guard in Jericho, Vermont was designed by Sargent Webster Crenshaw & Folley.
Vermont National Guard
BUILDS NEW ACADEMY
The largest and most prestigious project undertaken by the Vermont National Guard is the Mountain Warfare/Military Academy and Infantry Armory in Jericho, Vermont. The firm of Sargent Webster Crenshaw & Folley (SWC&F) designed the project, an extension of the Ethan Allen Firing Range. It has been in operation for one year. General contractor was E. F. Wall, Montpelier, VT.
Major Allen Nye, the National Guard Engineer in charge of the project, said, "The National Guard has other training facilities across the United States, but this is the only facility that trains soldiers in mountain warfare practices and procedures. We're able to train 100 soldiers at a time and to complete the course, they must attend the training for two weeks in the summer and one week in the winter." To date, five companies utilize the facility; two from Vermont and one each from Maine, New Hampshire and New York. Soldiers from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have been trained at the facility: Austria and Italy have also sent soldiers for training.
The National Guard must adhere to the military requirements of the National Guard Bureau. The Design Guide (DG-415-10) Army National Guard Facilities sets stringent standards for construction and cost containment. Because these federal requirements set the cost in advance, the architect and contractors were locked into providing an aesthetically pleasing wall system within budget. The main buildings include: a two-story 30,000 square foot school building to house the student barracks and the Guard's Military Academy for training officer candidates and noncommissioned officers; the Army National Guard's Mountain Warfare School, a 10,000 square foot armory for use by the 3/172nd Mountain Battalion; and a 6,000 square foot instructor's barracks.
The buildings are adjacent to mountains, the Lee River and rocky terrain. Other components include