National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Buildings Affected by the CV-22 Program, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Author(s): Karen Van Citters

Year: 2000

Summary

Properties at Kirtland Air Force Base that are being affected by the CV-22 program were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs and site visits. An earlier report, National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Hangers 481 and 482, evaluated two aircraft hangars (also being used by the CV- 22 program) under a World War II context. This current evaluation includes properties that may be eligible under a Cold War context.

Of the eight properties that were evaluated in this report, three were not considered exceptionally important under a Cold War theme and one was constructed after the period of significance (1945-1989). Three structures were constructed as B-36 and B-52 aircraft maintenance hangars and two buildings housed flight simulator bays for the C-130 fixed wing aircraft and H-3/H-53 helicopters. The hangars were associated with the Cold War theme of research and development through the KAFB role of testing nuclear weapons capabilities of the B-36 and B-52. The buildings with flight simulator bays were associated with the Cold War air mobility and training themes through the training that took place for the mobility aircraft (C-130, H-3 and H-53).

Hangars 1000, 1001, and 1002 retain a high degree of architectural integrity, which allows the structures to convey their significance and association with the Cold War research and development theme and as such should be considered potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Buildings 955 and 956 house aircraft flight simulator bays that retain architectural integrity that allows the bays to convey their role as flight training spaces. These bays are also associated with the Cold War themes of air mobility and training, and as such should be considered potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Cite this Record

National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Buildings Affected by the CV-22 Program, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Karen Van Citters. 2000 ( tDAR id: 469161) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469161

Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Building 1000 • Building 1001 • Building 1002 • Building 923 • Building 949 • Building 952 • Building 955 • Building 956 • Hangar 481 • Hangar 482

Site Type
Aircraft Hanger • Governmental Structure • Historic Governmental Structure • Military Structure

Investigation Types
Architectural Survey

General
B-36 • B-52 • C-130 • H-3 • H-53

Geographic Keywords
Albuquerque, New Mexico • Bernalillo (County) • Kirtland Air Force Base

Temporal Keywords
Cold War • Cold War Era • Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -107.15; min lat: 34.211 ; max long: -105.26; max lat: 35.15 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Kirtland Air Force Base CRM Manager

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): N62742-90-D-0019

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