Rhode Island State Airport Terminal
Appearance
Rhode Island State Airport Terminal | |
Location | 572 Occupasstuxet Rd. (now Airport Road), Warwick, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°43′54″N 71°25′44″W / 41.73167°N 71.42889°W |
Built | 1932 |
Architect | Jackson, Robertson & Adams |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
MPS | Warwick MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000175 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 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.
History
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ History Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Airports established in 1932
- Airports in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Warwick, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Air transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places
- Transportation buildings and structures in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States airport stubs
- Rhode Island building and structure stubs