This building was determined NR eligible in 1977 and 1982 by the Kansas SHPO.
Duplicate record 173-5880-02238 deleted (03/07/2011).
| County: | Sedgwick | |
| Address: | 53140 FALCON RD | |
| Address Remarks: | Building 9, McConnell Air Force Base; Also addressed as 52960 S Jayhawk Dr. | |
| City: | Wichita | |
| Zip: | 67210 | |
| Parcel ID: | 211-12-0-11-00-001.00-A | |
| Legal Description: | NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 12 Township 28S Range 1E | |
| Legal Description Remarks: | ALL SEC 12-28-1E & NW1/4 SEC 13-28-1E EXC N1/2 NW1/4 SEC 12 & EXC TH PT LY W & S OF LI BEG 1280.3FT N SW COR NW1/4 SEC 12 NE 535.73 FT SE 2252.14 FT S 3956.54 FT W 400FT S 682.1 FT SWLY 665 FT TO S LI | |
| Latitude, Longitude 1: | 37.63435 -97.269347 | |
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| Datum: | WGS84 |
| Historic Name: | Building 9. Stearman Aircraft Company Hangar | |
| Alternate Name: | Building 9: KSANG Weapons Shop and Warehouse | |
| Historic Function: | Defense | |
| Subcategory: | Air Facility | |
| Historic Function Remarks: | Aircraft hangar - storage and maintenance | |
| Present Function: | Defense | |
| Subcategory: | Air Facility | |
| Present Function Remarks: | Storage facility | |
| Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: | Mission | |
| Secondary Style: | ||
| Barn Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Bridge Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Landscape Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Physical Description/Remarks: | The stucco exterior and clay tile roof communicate the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival Style | |
| Plan Form: | Rectangle | |
| Commercial Building Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Roof Form: | Arched | |
| Stories: | 1 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Principal Material: | Stucco | |
| Condition Remarks: | This tall one-story, rectangular building has stucco walls and a barrel vault roof. Spanish Mission Style elements include red clay tile at the parapet ends, the arched parapet over the hangar opening on the front (south) facade, and buttresses on the east and west sides of the building. Sliding metal hangar doors cover the wide opening at the south end of the building. The west elevation has stucco pilasters dividing the facade into seven bays. Each bay contains a tall, multi-light, steel window with pivoting sashes. The east facade has a lower one-story wing with buttresses dividing the facade into eight bays. Each bay has single or paired multi-light steel windows or a single door. The north facade has five single windows. | |
| Architect/Designer/Builder: | Schmidt, Boucher and Overend (Architects), Blaser and Vollmer Construction Company (Builder) | |
| Year of Construction: | 1929 | |
| Certainty: | Documented | |
| Date Notes: | Real Property Records; ICRMP Inventory form - 2001 | |
| General Remarks: | Building 9 is eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A for TRANSPORTATION for its association with the development of the aviation industry in Wichita as the hangar for the Stearman Company. Building 9 is also significant under Criterion C for ARCHITECTURE as an excellent example of a commercial aircraft hangar built in 1929. It has Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival details such as a stucco facade, buttresses, and barrel clay tiles at the north and south parapets. A barrel-vault roof covers the wide open space of the hangar and sliding metal hangar doors cover the wide opening in the south facade. Building 9 is the only extant building on McConnell Air Force Base that was constructed for the Wichita Municipal Airport. [KHRI #173-5880-00130 and 173-5880-02238] This building was determined NR eligible in 1977 and 1982 by the Kansas SHPO. Duplicate record 173-5880-02238 deleted (03/07/2011). | |
| Ancillary Structures: | None | |
| Ancillary Structure Remarks: | ||
| Name: | McConnell Air Force Base; 22nd Air Refueling Wing |
| Address: | 57837 COFFEYVILLE ST Wichita KS 67221 - 3504 |
| Address Remarks: | Suite 135 |
| Listed in State Register: | Yes |
| Date of State Listing: | 08/21/1982 |
| Listed in National Register: | No |
| Date of National Listing: | |
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| Demolished: | |
| Date Demolished (if applicable): | |
| Potentially Eligible for National Register: | Yes |
| Register Status Remarks: | |
| Thematic Nomination (MPDF): | |
| National Historic Landmark: |
| Survey 1 | |
| Survey Project Name: | Wichita - McConnell Air Force Base (2010) |
| Sequence Number: | 01 |
| Surveyed By: | Nugent, Rachel |
| Survey Date: | 10/13/2010 |
| Reviewed By: | Sherri McIlrath |
| Review Status: | Approved |
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Building 9. South elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Building 9. West elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Building 9. South elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Building 9. East elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Building 9. West elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Building 9. North elevation. Nugent. 10/13/10. |
Stearman Hangar. State register nomination. 1982. |