Goodyear Airdock
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The Goodyear Airdock is a massive airship hangar in Akron, Ohio, built in the early 1930s to house and construct giant rigid airships for the U.S. Navy and Goodyear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goodyear Airdock canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airship hangar
ⓘ
industrial building ⓘ |
| architect |
Karl Arnstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T. Roy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy airships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
airship hangars
ⓘ
industrial buildings in Ohio ⓘ transport infrastructure in Akron, Ohio ⓘ |
| city | Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
sheet metal cladding
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 41.0375°N 81.4667°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Goodyear-Zeppelin engineering staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
USS Akron (ZRS-4)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Macon (ZRS-5) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doorType | massive vertical lift doors ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
airship assembly
ⓘ
airship maintenance ⓘ |
| height | approximately 211 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Goodyear airship development
ⓘ
U.S. Navy airship program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,175 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Summit County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest buildings without interior supports at time of construction ⓘ |
| notableFor | large clear-span interior ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73001538 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| operator | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofSpan | over 1,000 feet ⓘ |
| roofType | arched steel-frame ⓘ |
| significance | early 20th-century engineering landmark ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of rigid airships
ⓘ
housing of rigid airships ⓘ |
| width | approximately 325 feet ⓘ |
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