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Summary for 7700 NE 77TH ST & 63RD AVE NE / Parcel ID 0225049001 / Inv # 0

Historic Name:

NAS Seattle Building 33 - 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 southeast 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 with corrugated asbestos siding lean-tos (wings) were added to the Landplane Hangar (Building 33) 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 towards the northeast corner of the district, this hangar is a twin of Building 32 Landplane Hangar to the north. The main entrance is on the north 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 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 two pairs of boarded-over windows on the north side. Access to the east side is restricted, limiting observations to the three other sides.