Felts Field National Guard Hanger - Spokane, WA
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Martin 5
N 47° 40.738 W 117° 19.506
11T E 475598 N 5280670
Immediately to the west of the storehouse is the historic National Guard hangar, built in 1934.
Waymark Code: WMEMWC
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2012
Views: 2
The hangar is a large, rectangular brick structure that measures 100 feet by 200 feet, rests on a poured concrete floor and rises to a flat roof. The brick side and rear walls are divided into bays by brick piers, and lighted by steel sash 18-light windows. The north wall of the building is dominated by great sliding steel doors, which are motorized and move along tracks in the concrete floor into side pockets, providing a full width opening for aircraft. The upper two thirds of the door panels are glazed with steel sash windows. The opening is framed by two brick piers, each ornamented at the frieze with an ace of spades by a dagger. Inside, the open space is spanned by a steel truss. The ceiling was originally surfaced in 2 foot by 4 foot sheets of Magnesite Tectnum board on wood joists fastened to the lower chord of the steel truss. This ceiling board, made of wood chips and magnesite, was used to fireproof the building, although most of the board is now gone. When the ceiling got wet the resulting rusted fastenings caused the board to deteriorate and drop off.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Felts Field Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
5701 E. Rutter Avenue
Spokane, WA United States of America
99212
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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