Steel building topics
In fact, military personnel liked Quonset huts so much that many of them purchased surplus huts after the war for their personal housing; even universities purchased them for student housing. You can still see them in use around the world today. A display of Quonset huts is located at the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park in Davisville, Rhode Island. This display was put together as an homage to the historic relationship that has existed between the Seabees and Quonset huts since World War II. Today, Quonset huts serve more peaceful uses Farmers use them as storage facilities for grain and crops as their sturdy steel construction is so effective at keeping the elements at bay.