Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings
Appearance
Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings | |
Location | U.S. 22, Newark, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 74°9′45″W / 40.70639°N 74.16250°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1934 |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 80002485[1] |
NJRHP No. | 1295[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1980 |
Designated NJRHP | June 25, 1980 |
The Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings are at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey,. Newark Metropolitan, opened in 1928, was the first major airport in the United States. The trio of Art Deco buildings, the Administration Building, Brewster Hangar and the Medical Building, were built in 1934 and dedicated by Amelia Earhart in 1935.[3] They were added to state and federal registers of historic places in 1980. In 2001, the Administration Building was relocated when a runway was lengthened,[4] and they have subsequently been renovated.[3][5] The terminal was once adorned with murals by Arshile Gorky,[6] only two of which survive and are part of the Newark Museum collection[7]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Newark Metropolitan Airport". From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "HISTORIC, 5,000-TON NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL, AN ART DECO LANDMARK, MAKING A 3,700-FOOT TRIP TO NEW SITE - The Move of the Central Section of Building 51 is the Heaviest Structure Move on Rubber-Tire Dollies in U.S. History". PANYNJ. Mar 28, 2001. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=255
- ^ "Arshile Gorky's Newark Airport Murals". Abstract Expressionism. warholstars.org. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/13/nyregion/art-gorky-s-airport-murals-at-the-newark-museum.html
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-133, "Newark International Airport"
- HAER No. NJ-133-A, "Newark International Airport, Brewster Hangar"
- HAER No. NJ-133-B, "Newark International Airport, Administration Building"
- NPS.gov
- NJ Historic Preservation Office
Categories:
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures completed in 1934
- Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey
- Art Deco architecture in New Jersey
- Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs