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| ID Number |
RS100004173 |
| Historic Name |
PONCA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HANGAR |
| Description of Significance |
THE PONCA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HANGAR, HEREIN REFERRED TO AS THE HANGAR, IS ELIGIBLE, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A UNDER THE ECONOMICS AND MILITARY AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE HANGAR RUNS FROM 1930 TO 1953. CONSTRUCTION OF THE HANGAR BETWEEN 1930 AND 1932 SYMBOLIZED THE STRONG ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A BURGEONING AVIATION SECTOR AND OKLAHOMA’S OIL INDUSTRY. PONCA CITY ACQUIRED THE LAND UPON WHICH THE HANGAR WAS BUILT IN 1930, BUT MANAGERS AND ENGINEERS FROM CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY (CONOCO) OVERSAW CONSTRUCTION UNTIL ITS COMPLETION IN 1932. THE HANGER THEN EXEMPLIFIED THE RAPID PROCESS IN WHICH PONCA CITY MOBILIZED FOR WORLD WAR II. IN 1941, THE HANGAR COMPRISED A KEY FACET OF BRITISH FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL NUMBER 6, OVERSEEN BY THE DARR SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. BETWEEN 1941 AND 1944, THE SCHOOL TRAINED OVER 1,000 BRITISH AIRMEN AND OVER 100 AMERICAN AVIATORS FOR MILITARY SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II. IN 1953, THE HANGAR WAS RENDERED OBSOLETE AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN EXPANDED RUNWAY SYSTEM AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TERMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING. NONETHELESS, WHILE MOST BUILDINGS AFFILIATED WITH THE FLYING SCHOOL HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED OR ALTERED, THE HANGAR RETAINS SUFFICIENT INTEGRITY OF FEELING AND ASSOCIATION WITH ITS HISTORIC AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OIL INDUSTRY AND THE TRAINING OF BRITISH PILOTS DURING WORLD WAR II. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 30 SEPTEMBER 2019. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
2231 WAVERLY STREET |
| City |
PONCA CITY |
| County |
KAY |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
TRANSPORTATION: AIR RELATED |
| Current Function |
TRANSPORTATION: AIR RELATED |
| Area Significance 1 |
ECONOMICS |
| Area Significance 2 |
MILITARY |
| Date Prepared |
AUGUST 2018 |
| Year Built |
1930-1932 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT |
| Roof Material |
STANDING SEAM METAL |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
STEEL |
| Door Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 09/30/2019. |
| Restricted |
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