Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and Fountain | |
Location | 200 East 8th Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 41°9′13″N104°49′13″W / 41.15361°N 104.82028°W |
Built | 1929 (terminal); 1930 (hangar); 1934 (fountain) [1] |
Architect | Austin Co. (terminal); Porter, Fredric, Sr. (hangar) [1] |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 85000249 |
Added to NRHP | February 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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