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Summary for 7700 63RD & NOAA AVE / Parcel ID 0225049001 / Inv # 0

Historic Name:

NAS Seattle Building 32 - Landplane Hangar

Common Name:

Style:

Vernacular

Neighborhood:

Built By:

Year Built:

1939

Significance

Built in 1939 (with WPA funds), this large Landplane Hangar provided shelter for Navy planes. It was sited across Avenue B (now 63rd Ave NE) directly east of Building 2 for proximity to the plane assembly and repair facility. It was also sited near the landing field, which was east of the hangar. The flying field no longer exists. Two two-story, steel frame lean-tos (wings) with corrugated asbestos siding were added to the Landplane Hangar (Building 32) in 1939 using WPA funds. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is the current owner.

Appearance

This hangar has an open, four-story volume with two-story wings on a rectangular footprint. Located at the far northeast corner of the district, this hangar is a twin of Building 33 Landplane Hangar 33 to the south. The main entrance is on the south side. Hangar doors open onto 63rd Ave NE on the west and the former flying field on the east. Both hangars were constructed around the same time, of the same design and materials. A poured concrete foundation supports a steel frame structure clad with corrugated metal, all capped by a low-rise, parallel gable roof. The hangar has a symmetrical facade on the west side. Tall, sliding metal doors with multi-lite steel sash windows and small personnel doors are intact. Wings have original six-over-six, double-hung, wood sash windows and four-lite, four-panel wood doors at the entrances. Alterations include three replacement aluminum slider windows at the southwest corner. Access to the east side is restricted, limiting observations to the three other sides.