ARLINGTON, Va. -- Ryan Pierce, an architect with the National Park Services’ Historic American Building Survey team, takes detailed measurements on pieces of sandstone columns that once stood at the War Department, August 14, 2012. The columns were moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1879 and repurposed as gates at the cemetery until 1971 when the cemetery was expanded and the gates were deemed not large enough to allow vehicle traffic through. The gates have been in storage at the cemetery ever since. The cemetery is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the column

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Ryan Pierce, an architect with the National Park Services’ Historic American Building Survey team, takes detailed measurements on pieces of sandstone columns that once stood at the War Department, August 14, 2012. The columns were moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1879 and repurposed as gates at the cemetery until 1971 when the cemetery was expanded and the gates were deemed not large enough to allow vehicle traffic through. The gates have been in storage at the cemetery ever since. The cemetery is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the column Stock Photo

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Ryan Pierce, an architect with the National Park Services’ Historic American Building Survey team, takes detailed measurements on pieces of sandstone columns that once stood at the War Department, August 14, 2012. The columns were moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1879 and repurposed as gates at the cemetery until 1971 when the cemetery was expanded and the gates were deemed not large enough to allow vehicle traffic through. The gates have been in storage at the cemetery ever since. The cemetery is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the columns can be reassembled once again at the national cemetery. The HABS team is assisting the cemetery and Corps with detailed drawings of the stones for potential reconstruction. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood) 120814-A-OI229-014 by norfolkdistrict

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