National Historic Landmark · wind tunnel · Hampton (Independent City), Virginia

Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel

United States historic place in Hampton (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1936. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1936Listed 1985
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What it is

Wikipedia · Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel

The Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel, also known as Eight-Foot Transonic Tunnel, was a wind tunnel located in Building 641 of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. It was a National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressLangley Research Center, Hampton (Independent City), VA
CountyHampton County
ListedOct 3, 1985
Reference number85002798
Built1936
Type of placewind tunnel
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressLangley Research Center, Hampton (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.08226, -76.34118 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Monroe National Monument · 5 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002798. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.