•The 1954
Sanborn map of the Ball
factory indicates that most of the
buildings include an automatic
sprinkler system.
•Most of the
floors are now made of concrete
with firewalls located throughout
the complex.
•Most of the
roofs are identified as
iron. The blue buildings are concrete, not stone.
•A
300,000-gallon steel water tank
is located at the south end of the
factory.
•Some of the
double hydrants have been
replaced by 6-way hydrants
connected to newer twelve-inch
water pipes.