My huge blog on metal storage sheds
They are named for Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where they were originally manufactured. Then, as now, they were built using corrugated steel. The huts were light weight, economical, and needed no skilled labor to be assembled. Today, Quonset huts have found their way into the private sector. During America's post war era, the military sold many left over Quonset huts to the public for a thousand dollars per building.