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Madras Army Air Field North Hangar (Madras, Oregon)

Alternative Title
  • North Hangar, Madras Army Air Field (Madras, Oregon)
Creator Display
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers (builder/contractor)
Creator
Photographer
Date
  • 1943
Description
  • National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2015)
  • The Madras Army Air Field North Hangar, constructed on the former Madras Army Air Base three miles northwest of the city of Madras, Oregon, is significant for its role in the mobilization and training of pilots from the U.S. Army Second and Fourth Air Forces during World War II. The Air Field was constructed in 1943 to accommodate bombardment squadrons and training for B-17 Bomber pilots. The rapid transformation of empty wheat fields into a fully-functioning air field and base stands as one of few local reminders of one of the nation’s outstanding war-time emergency projects. The North Hangar is also significant under as a rare, intact example of a World War II-era military aircraft hangar. The use of wood construction reflects the local environment, incorporating regionally abundant and inexpensive materials while meeting the Army’s demands for efficient construction. Relatively untouched except for early exterior changes following the war period, the hangar retains extremely high integrity, with the original materials and features still present and maintaining an exceptional association with its original setting due to continued aviation operations on the site.
View
  • Interior: Hangar interior, looking east
View Date
  • 2014-06-25
Temporal
  • 1940-1949
Subject
Work Type
Location
Street Address
  • 2028 Northwest Berg Drive, Madras, Oregon 97741
Use Restrictions
  • This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
Rights Holder
  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Identifier
  • OR_JeffersonCounty_MadrasArmyAirFieldNorthHangar_0006
Source
  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Citation
Institution
Submission Date
  • 11/23/2022
Modified
  • 11/23/2022
Collections

APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 United States Army Corps of Engineers http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500221924
2 Larson, Julia http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/LarsonJulia
3 Fiala, Maia http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/FialaMaia
4 No label found http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/JohnsonIan
5 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
6 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
7 transportation structures http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300120693
8 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
9 single built works (built environment) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300004790
10 hangars http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300007768
11 <buildings for air and space transportation> http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300242507
12 military buildings http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300006887
13 airplanes http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300212616
14 Madras Army Air Field North Hangar >> Jefferson County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/10629999/
15 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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