Rhode Island State Airport Terminal

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Rhode Island State Airport Terminal
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Location572 Occupasstuxet Rd. (now Airport Road), Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°43′54″N71°25′44″W / 41.73167°N 71.42889°W / 41.73167; -71.42889 Coordinates: 41°43′54″N71°25′44″W / 41.73167°N 71.42889°W / 41.73167; -71.42889
Built1932
Architect Jackson, Robertson & Adams
Architectural styleModern Movement
MPS Warwick MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000175 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1983

The Rhode Island State Airport Terminal is a historic airport terminal located on Airport Road in Warwick, Rhode Island, at what is now known as T. F. Green Airport. It was constructed in 1932, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1983.

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History

In July 1931, the State of Rhode Island opened Hillsgrove State Airport on 158 acres (0.64 km2) in Warwick, the first state-owned and operated airfield in the United States.

The terminal building opened in January 1933. For many years, it was occupied by an office of the U.S. Weather Service. [2] It currently houses the offices of the Airport Operations Department.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. History Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine