National Historic Landmark · Chalan Kanoa (Saipan), Northern Mariana Islands

Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point

Built 1944. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressSaipan International Airport and Beaches, Chalan Kanoa (Saipan), MP
CountySaipan County
ListedFeb 4, 1985
Listed forMilitary
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee Also:Isley Field Historic District
Reference number85001789
Built1944 · more from the 1940s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

AddressSaipan International Airport and Beaches, Chalan Kanoa (Saipan), MP
Coordinates15.1164° N, 145.7281° E · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point listed on the National Register?

Feb 4, 1985. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point built?

1944.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point?

Saipan International Airport and Beaches, Chalan Kanoa (Saipan), Saipan County, Northern Mariana Islands.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Landing Beaches, Aslito-Isley Field, and Marpi Point?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85001789. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.