National Register of Historic Places Application for Lakehurst Lighter-Then-Air Historic District

Author(s): John Joyce

Year: 2005

Summary

The Lakehurst Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Historic District is an early air transportation historic district located in the heart of Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES) Lakehurst, formerly known as Naval Air Station (NAS) Lakehurst. The district is comprised of 74 contributing properties and 10 non-contributing properties. Contributing properties are buildings and structures constructed between 1919 and 1953 as part of the Navy’s LTA aviation program that involved operation of both rigid and non-rigid airships.

This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts for National Register of Historic Places.

Cite this Record

National Register of Historic Places Application for Lakehurst Lighter-Then-Air Historic District. John Joyce. 2005 ( tDAR id: 438021) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8438021

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Name
Building No. 1/ Hanger 1

Site Type
Domestic Structures • Historic Church / Religious Structure • Military Operational Facilities • Military Structure • Military Support Facilities • Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation

General
LTA Historic District • National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

Geographic Keywords
Lakehurst, NJ • New Jersey (State / Territory) • Ocean (County)

Temporal Keywords
20th Century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1921 to 1962 (Period of Significance)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -74.377; min lat: 39.956 ; max long: -74.214; max lat: 40.035 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base

Prepared By(s): Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst

Submitted To(s): National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NPS Form (s): 10-900-a

OMB Approval No(s): 1024-0018

File Information

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2004-LTA-historic-district_NRHP-Nomination.pdf 18.26mb Oct 1, 1990 May 5, 2023 8:03:34 AM Confidential
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Contact(s): Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base