Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain

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Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain
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The former Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building
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Location200 East 8th Avenue,
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°9′13″N104°49′13″W / 41.15361°N 104.82028°W / 41.15361; -104.82028
Built1929 (terminal); 1930 (hangar); 1934 (fountain) [1]
ArchitectAustin Co. (terminal); Porter, Fredric, Sr. (hangar) [1]
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No. 85000249
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 1985 [2]

The Boeing United Airlines Terminal, Hangar and Fountain in Cheyenne, Wyoming were built for Boeing Air Transport between 1929 and 1934. The Louis Sullivan-influenced designs form a consistent theme in a time when Cheyenne Municipal Airport was a major air transport facility. The 1930 hangar was designed by Cheyenne architect Frederic Porter, Sr. The 1934 Art Deco fountain was designed as a memorial to early aviation history. [3]

The hangar was designed by Fredric Porter, Sr. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Plambeck, Maurice (September 2, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boeing United Airlines Terminal, Hangar and Fountain / Old Airport Terminal Building and Building No. 14". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. "Boeing United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.