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Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base

Coordinates: 35°10′40″N 79°0′52″W / 35.17778°N 79.01444°W / 35.17778; -79.01444
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Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base
Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base is located in North Carolina
Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base
Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base is located in the United States
Hangars 4 and 5, Pope Air Force Base
LocationBldg. 708, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°10′40″N 79°0′52″W / 35.17778°N 79.01444°W / 35.17778; -79.01444
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1934 (1934)
MPSPope Air Force Base Early Expansion MPS
NRHP reference No.90002153[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 1991

Pope Air Force Base Historic District is a historic airplane hangar located at Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1934, and has a double-bay metal superstructure resting on a concrete foundation and floor. It is of bowstring truss construction. The building measures 333 feet, 6 inches, by 124 feet.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lesley Drucker and Susan Jackson (November 1987). "Pope Air Force Base Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.