Dyess Air Force Base, Additional Evaluation and Character Defining Features of Selected Buildings at Dyess Air Force Base, Taylor County, Texas

Author(s): Marsha Prior

Year: 2011

Summary

Architectural investigations at Dyess AFB included the development of character defining features for NRHP-eligible Cold War properties (Buildings 4314, 5020, 7007, 8129, 8130, 8131, and 9139), evaluation of a potential historic district (including Buildings 4314, 5020, 4312, 4315, 4316, 4317, and Aprons 541, 542, 543), and re-evaluation of an ammunition storage facility (Building 9136). For the potential historic district, hangars 4314 and 5020 (double cantilever hangars for the B-47 alert mission) were already considered eligible. Hangars 4312, 4315, 4316, and 4317 were previously recommended not eligible as individual properties.

Cite this Record

Dyess Air Force Base, Additional Evaluation and Character Defining Features of Selected Buildings at Dyess Air Force Base, Taylor County, Texas. Marsha Prior. 2011 ( tDAR id: 470305) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8470305

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Keywords

Site Name
Apron 542 • Apron 543 • Aprons 541 • Building 4312 • Building 4314 • Building 4315 • Building 4316 • Building 4317 • Building 5020 • Building 7007 • Building 8129 • Building 8130 • Building 8131 • Building 9136 • Building 9139 • Hangar 4312 • Hangar 4314 • Hangar 4315 • Hangar 4316 • Hangar 4317 • Hangar 5020

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey

General
Dyess Air Force Base • National Register of Historic Places • NRHP Evaluation

Geographic Keywords
Abilene Region • Southwest Plains • Taylor (County)

Temporal Keywords
Cold War • Cold War Era

Spatial Coverage

min long: -99.885; min lat: 32.388 ; max long: -99.796; max lat: 32.474 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Dyess Air Force Base

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): W91266-05-D-0009

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