Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 2, Junction of Curtiss Street & Sentry Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL
Summary
Significance: Hangar 2 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II and served not only as hangars but also as school laboratories from the time they were completed in 1940 and 1941. The four hangars make up the eastern boundary of the Historic District.
Survey number: HABS IL-1185-E
Tags
Date
1933 - 1940
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Rantoul (Ill.), 40.30837, -88.15588
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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