Hangar 9
United States historic place in San Antonio, Texas. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Hangar 9 is a historic aircraft hangar at Brooks City-Base, the former Brooks Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas. Built in 1918, it is the oldest U.S. Air Force aircraft storage and repair facility, and is the only surviving hangar, other than the ASUW Shellhouse, from World War I. The building, now rehabilitated as a special event facility, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Brooks Air Force Base Inner Circle Rd., San Antonio, TX |
| County | Bexar County |
| Listed | May 21, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000895 |
| Type of place | hangar |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Brooks Air Force Base Inner Circle Rd., San Antonio, TX |
| Coordinates | 29.34397, -98.44394 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cranes Mill Park 39 mi · North Park 39 mi |
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Nearby in Bexar County
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Sources
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 70000895. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.