Historic American Building Survey of Hangar C, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Author(s): Patrick Nowlan; Shelia McCarthy; Susan I. Enscore; Julie L. Webster

Year: 2001

Summary

The following report contains historical, architectural, and photographic documentation of Hangar C at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. USACERL personnel documented the complex in July 2000. Hangar C was the first permanent missile assembly building constructed at Cape Canaveral. It provided a service area for most of the early Air Force missiles tested and fired at Cape Canaveral. In addition, it served as the missile assembly building for Project Vanguard, the United States' first official satellite program.

Cite this Record

Historic American Building Survey of Hangar C, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Patrick Nowlan, Shelia McCarthy, Susan I. Enscore, Julie L. Webster. 2001 ( tDAR id: 458145) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458145

Keywords

Site Name
8BR01980 • Hanger C

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
BOMARC • Cape Canaveral Air Force Station • Manned Space Program • MATADOR • NAVAHO • Project Apollo • Project Gemini • Project Mercury • SNARK • Unmanned Space Program • USACERL • VANGUARD

Geographic Keywords
Brevard (County) • Cape Canaveral • Florida (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
20th Century • Cold War

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.89; min lat: 28.207 ; max long: -80.5; max lat: 28.743 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cape Canaveral Space Force Station CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

FMSF Survey #(s): 17585

File Information

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