Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 76, Wright Field Fir...
Significance: Building 76 was built in 1929 as the original Wright Field firehouse. It has undergone considerable alteration, but continues to serve as the fire station for Area B. Survey number: HAER OH-79-A... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 17, Aircraft Radio L...
Significance: One of the original Wright Field laboratories, Building 17 has been the home of the Aircraft Radio, and Aerial Reconnaissance Laboratories. These research groups were responsible for some of the ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 30, Audio-Visual Lab...
Significance: Built in 1942 as the Technical Data Annex No. 1, Building 30 was designed as an audio visual facility, and has continued to function in that capacity for the last fifty years. Survey number: HAER... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 20, Propeller Labora...
Significance: Built incrementally from 1927 until 1942, this structure has specialized construction designed to accommodate the testing of propellers and drive motors as well as containing space for supporting ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 20, Propeller Labora...
Significance: Built incrementally from 1927 until 1942, this structure has specialized construction designed to accommodate the testing of propellers and drive motors as well as containing space for supporting ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
Significance: Area B began as Wright Field, an important center for a variety of early aircraft engineering and support systems research. Specialized research and support structures here were the site of many ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 81/82, Main Gate, Gu...
Significance: The Guard House and Passenger Station flanked either side of Wright Field's main entrance until a new entrance was created in 1943. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N121... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 1/9, Flight Test Han...
Significance: Integral components of the Wright Field flightline complex constructed during mobilization for World War II, these hangars were used for testing and modification of aircraft. Unprocessed Field no... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 14, Materiel Command...
Significance: Building 14, along with Building 15, was constructed in 1943 to house the headquarters of the Materiel Command on its transfer from Washington, D.C. to Wright Field. Unprocessed Field note materi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 18, Power Plant Labo...
Significance: Buildings 18 and 18G, built as some of the earliest Wright Field structures, were initially used for engine research. The other structures in the complex were built during World War II and reflec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 20A, Propeller T...
Significance: This concrete acoustical structure was built during World War II to surround an outdoor propeller test area and craneway. The unique concrete tube construction was a response to the need to muffl... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71B, Power Plant Lab...
Significance: Building 71B is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was built due to the increas... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 29, Aero Medical Lab...
Significance: Construction of Building 29 was intended to expand the capabilities of the Physiological Research Laboratory, a research group formed at Wright Field in 1935 to study the effects of human toleranc... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 66, Central Heating ...
Significance: The Central Heating Plant provided steam heat for the base's buildings via underground tunnels from 1929 until 1983. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N120 Survey number... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 39, Maintenance Buil...
Significance: Both structures now joined to create Building 39 have functioned as a variety of support facilities for the activities of Wright Field, and subsequently Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Survey nu... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 61A,Torque Stand Fue...
Significance: Buildings 61 (See HAER No. OH-79-AR) and 61A were built during the early stages of Wright Field's World War II expansion. Together they functioned as support buildings for the research being cond... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Ass...
Significance: From 1927 through World War II, this laboratory was responsible for assembling and testing all prototype aircraft submitted to the Army Air Corps, a vital component of Wright Field's commitment to... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 14, Materiel Command...
Significance: Building 14, along with Building 15, was constructed in 1943 to house the headquarters of the Materiel Command on its transfer from Washington, D.C. to Wright Field. Unprocessed Field note materi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 32, Original Wright ...
Significance: This structure was the original site of the Wright Field engineering shops, supporting the vital research being conducted in Building 31. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 20A, Propeller T...
Significance: This concrete acoustical structure was built during World War II to surround an outdoor propeller test area and craneway. The unique concrete tube construction was a response to the need to muffl... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 20A, Propeller T...
Significance: This concrete acoustical structure was built during World War II to surround an outdoor propeller test area and craneway. The unique concrete tube construction was a response to the need to muffl... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 8, Operations & Flig...
Significance: Building 8, the Operations and Flight Test Building, was an integral part of Wright Field's World War II expansion. At this time ti housed the newly formed Flight Test Division, and also Wright F... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 67, Emergency Power ...
Significance: Building 67, the Emergency Power Plant, was built in 1942 to support the increasing power needs created by heightened World War II activity at Wright Field. Unprocessed Field note material exists... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 56, Wright Field War...
Significance: This was one of the original Wright Field buildings and served the base as its first receiving area and warehouse. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N108 Survey number: ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71, Power Plant Engi...
Significance: Building 71 is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was the location of Wright Fi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 11, Administration B...
Significance: Building 11 was the first Air Corps building constructed at Wright Field (with Building 16). It served as the original Wright Field headquarters of the Army Air Corps Materiel Division. Unproces... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 20, Propeller Labora...
Significance: Built incrementally from 1927 until 1942, this structure has specialized construction designed to accommodate the testing of propellers and drive motors as well as containing space for supporting ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71A, Propulsion Rese...
Significance: Building 71A is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was built to expand the comp... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 22B, 200-Yard Gun Ra...
Significance: Building 22B was built during World War II as part of the Building 22 Armament Laboratory complex. It housed a gun range designed for specialized testing of aircraft gun systems. Survey number: ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 16, Wright Field Lab...
Significance: This was the first building completed at Wright Field (together with Building 11) and served as the original laboratory building. Many unique and well-known projects were researched and conducted... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 6, Signal Corps Spec...
Significance: Part of the Wright Field flightline complex constructed during World War II, this hangar was used during the war by the Signal Corps Special Forces for radio and antenna installation. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 81/82, Main Gate, Gu...
Significance: The Guard House and Passenger Station flanked either side of Wright Field's main entrance until a new entrance was created in 1943. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N121... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 38, Maintenance Buil...
Significance: The architecture of Building 38 is typical of the early construction of Wright Field. It is unique in that it has undergone very little modification and still retains its original function, autom... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 23, Static Test Labo...
Significance: This building was the site of static structures tests on many World War II and earlier aircraft. It exhibits architecture typical of the early period of construction at Wright Field. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 23, Static Test Labo...
Significance: This building was the site of static structures tests on many World War II and earlier aircraft. It exhibits architecture typical of the early period of construction at Wright Field. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 20A, Propeller T...
Significance: This concrete acoustical structure was built during World War II to surround an outdoor propeller test area and craneway. The unique concrete tube construction was a response to the need to muffl... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 8, Operations & Flig...
Significance: Building 8, the Operations and Flight Test Building, was an integral part of Wright Field's World War II expansion. At this time ti housed the newly formed Flight Test Division, and also Wright F... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 7, Engineering Shops...
Significance: Built during Wright Field's World War II construction boom, Building 7 provided office facilities for the Engineering Shops in Building 5. Survey number: HAER OH-79-N Building/structure dates: 1... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 21, Old Armament Bui...
Significance: Important development of equipment designed to increase both the firepower and bombing capabilities of aircraft took place in this early Wright Field building. Building 21 has been modified exten... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 30, Audio-Visual Lab...
Significance: Built in 1942 as the Technical Data Annex No. 1, Building 30 was designed as an audio visual facility, and has continued to function in that capacity for the last fifty years. Survey number: HAER... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Win...
Significance: The Vertical Wind Tunnel was built during World War II to test parachute performance and aircraft spin characteristics. Despite a remarkably simple design and relatively low operating cost, the t... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Win...
Significance: The Vertical Wind Tunnel was built during World War II to test parachute performance and aircraft spin characteristics. Despite a remarkably simple design and relatively low operating cost, the t... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 23, Static Test Labo...
Significance: This building was the site of static structures tests on many World War II and earlier aircraft. It exhibits architecture typical of the early period of construction at Wright Field. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 23, Static Test Labo...
Significance: This building was the site of static structures tests on many World War II and earlier aircraft. It exhibits architecture typical of the early period of construction at Wright Field. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 18, Power Plant Labo...
Significance: Buildings 18 and 18G, built as some of the earliest Wright Field structures, were initially used for engine research. The other structures in the complex were built during World War II and reflec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 18, Power Plant Labo...
Significance: Buildings 18 and 18G, built as some of the earliest Wright Field structures, were initially used for engine research. The other structures in the complex were built during World War II and reflec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 18, Power Plant Labo...
Significance: Buildings 18 and 18G, built as some of the earliest Wright Field structures, were initially used for engine research. The other structures in the complex were built during World War II and reflec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Historic Columbia River Highway, Bridal Veil Falls Bridge, Spanning Br...
Significance: Site constraints forced Multnomah County and the Oregon State Highway Commission to select a skewed reinforced-concrete deck girder span for this location. The span's angled bents and its tall an... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 4, Modification Hang...
Significance: This southernmost anchor of the Wright Field flightline complex provided a multi-bay facility for aircraft modification and flight research functions during World War II. Unprocessed Field note m... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 8, Operations & Flig...
Significance: Building 8, the Operations and Flight Test Building, was an integral part of Wright Field's World War II expansion. At this time ti housed the newly formed Flight Test Division, and also Wright F... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 66, Central Heating ...
Significance: The Central Heating Plant provided steam heat for the base's buildings via underground tunnels from 1929 until 1983. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N120 Survey number... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Ass...
Significance: From 1927 through World War II, this laboratory was responsible for assembling and testing all prototype aircraft submitted to the Army Air Corps, a vital component of Wright Field's commitment to... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
Significance: Area B began as Wright Field, an important center for a variety of early aircraft engineering and support systems research. Specialized research and support structures here were the site of many ... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 59, Dynamometer Stor...
Significance: Building 59 has served Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a storage facility for various organizations since the early years of Wright Field. Survey number: HAER OH-79-AG Building/structure date... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 16, Wright Field Lab...
Significance: This was the first building completed at Wright Field (together with Building 11) and served as the original laboratory building. Many unique and well-known projects were researched and conducted... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 23, Static Test Labo...
Significance: This building was the site of static structures tests on many World War II and earlier aircraft. It exhibits architecture typical of the early period of construction at Wright Field. Unprocessed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 18, Power Plant Labo...
Significance: Buildings 18 and 18G, built as some of the earliest Wright Field structures, were initially used for engine research. The other structures in the complex were built during World War II and reflec... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 15, Materiel Command...
Significance: Building 15, along with Building 14, was constructed in 1943 to house the headquarters of the Materiel Command on its transfer from Washington, D.C. to Wright Field. Unprocessed Field note materi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 28, Aircraft Radio L...
Significance: Built during World War II as an expansion of the Army Air Force's Aircraft Radio Laboratory at Wright Field, Building 28 hosted early research that led to the development of modern electronic coun... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 28, Aircraft Radio L...
Significance: Built during World War II as an expansion of the Army Air Force's Aircraft Radio Laboratory at Wright Field, Building 28 hosted early research that led to the development of modern electronic coun... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 66, Central Heating ...
Significance: The Central Heating Plant provided steam heat for the base's buildings via underground tunnels from 1929 until 1983. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N120 Survey number... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Buffalo Grain Elevators, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Significance: The grain elevators of Buffalo comprise the most outstanding collection of extant grain elevators in the United States, and collectively represent the variety of construction materials, building f... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 36, Maintenance Buil...
Significance: Building 36 was built as a support facility for the early aeronautical engineering research at Wright Field. It has undergone many additions and changes, but continues to serve in a similar capac... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71, Power Plant Engi...
Significance: Building 71 is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was the location of Wright Fi... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Ass...
Significance: From 1927 through World War II, this laboratory was responsible for assembling and testing all prototype aircraft submitted to the Army Air Corps, a vital component of Wright Field's commitment to... More