Riverside Hangar

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Riverside Hangar
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The Riverside Hangar viewed from the east
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LocationBuilding 690-01-01, 690 Bayfield Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°56′29″N93°3′40″W / 44.94139°N 93.06111°W / 44.94139; -93.06111
Area6.25 acres (2.53 ha)
Built1942
ArchitectUnit Structures & Rilco, Inc.
Architectural styleLaminated wood arch
NRHP reference No. 07001315 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2007

The Riverside Hangar is a historic hangar complex at the St. Paul Downtown Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It comprises two parallel hangars with a connecting structure and some additions. Built on the bank of the Mississippi River in 1942, it was part of a bomber modification center that operated at the airport during World War II. The two hangar buildings were constructed with glued laminated timber arches, an innovation born of wartime steel shortages. Their important design features were their low cost and that they were erectable quickly by unskilled workers. [2] Riverside Hangar was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its state-level significance in the theme of engineering. [3] It was nominated for being one of Minnesota's leading examples of glued laminated timber construction. [2]

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The two parallel hangars are both 600 feet (180 m) long, 168 feet (51 m) wide, and 50 feet (15 m) high. They are 74 feet (23 m) apart, with a wooden structure between them. [2]

Riverside Hangar viewed from the west Riverside Hangars from west.jpg
Riverside Hangar viewed from the west

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Gales, Elizabeth A. (2007-07-19). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Riverside Hangar". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-06-17. With five accompanying photographs from 2007
  3. "Riverside Hangar". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-06-17.