Hangar One
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Hangar One is a historic, massive airship hangar and landmark of early U.S. naval aviation located at Moffett Field in California’s Silicon Valley.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airship hangar
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historic building → landmark → |
| architecturalStyle |
streamline moderne
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| associatedWith |
USS Macon crash legacy
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transition from airships to fixed-wing naval aviation → |
| builtFor |
United States Navy airship program
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| category |
airship hangars in the United States
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landmarks in Silicon Valley → military aviation infrastructure → |
| constructionStartDate |
1931
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| country |
United States
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| designedFor |
USS Macon (ZRS-5)
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| environmentalIssue |
contaminated exterior siding
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| floorArea |
approximately 8 acres
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| hasFeature |
large clamshell doors at each end
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rigid steel frame → |
| height |
approximately 198 feet
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| heritageDesignation |
historic landmark
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| inception |
1930s
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| length |
approximately 1,133 feet
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| locatedIn |
Mountain View, California
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Santa Clara County, California → Silicon Valley → |
| location |
Moffett Field
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| material |
concrete
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corrugated metal cladding → steel → |
| near |
NASA Ames Research Center
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| notableFor |
iconic silhouette in Silicon Valley
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massive clear-span interior → |
| operator |
United States Navy
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| ownedBy |
U.S. federal government
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| partOf |
Naval Air Station Moffett Field
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| proximityTo |
San Francisco Bay
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| restorationStatus |
subject to preservation and restoration efforts
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| roofType |
arched roof
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| significance |
symbol of early U.S. naval airship operations
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| significantEvent |
construction for USS Macon rigid airship
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| significantPeriod |
early U.S. naval aviation
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| transportationAccess |
U.S. Route 101 nearby
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| usedFor |
housing airships
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naval aviation operations → |
| visualLandmarkFor |
air and ground travelers in Silicon Valley
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| width |
approximately 308 feet
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Moffett Field, California
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contains |
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Moffett Field, California
("Hangar One airship hangar")
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hasNotableStructure |
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Hangar Two
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locatedNear |