Historic Place

American Airways Hangar and Administration Building

Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 2008 · THC Atlas #2008000317

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About this site

American Airways Hangar and Administration Building is a historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 42 historic places documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8218, -97.3557 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Vintage Flying Museum (museum), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Meacham Field, Early Site of Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, and Mitchell Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2008000317. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The American Airways Hangar and Administration Building opened in 1933 at Fort Worth's Meacham Field, built by American Airways (now American Airlines) at a cost of $150,000. Designed by Russian-born architect Abraham Epstein in an Art Moderne style, the reinforced-concrete and steel structure clad in buff brick is the oldest building at Meacham Field, its corner pilasters carrying the American Airways eagle in bas-relief. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2008.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org theclio.com echelonleadership.net

📍 32.8218, -97.3557 · Fort Worth, Tarrant County

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