Draft: National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Hangers 481 and 482, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Author(s): Karen Van Citters

Year: 2000

Summary

Hangars 481 and 482 were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs, and site visits. The structures were determined to be two of the select structures constructed toward the end of World War II and associated with the B-29 role in the final incendiary raids that devastated Japan before and after the atomic bomb was dropped. Although the structures were associated with this important period in the history of the United States, the primary character-defining features of Hangars 481 and 482 were removed, destroyed, or covered during a 1985 renovation that clad both of the structures with ribbed metal siding. As a result, these World War II B-29 hangars are not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Cite this Record

Draft: National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Hangers 481 and 482, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Karen Van Citters. 2000 ( tDAR id: 469163) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469163

Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Hangar 481 • Hangar 482

Site Type
Hangar • Historic Governmental Structure • Military Structure

Investigation Types
Architectural Survey

General
Atomic Bomb • B-29 • Demolished Buildings • National Register of Historic Places • Not Eligible

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

Temporal Keywords
Historic • World War II • WWII

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

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