Building Number 29
National Register of Historic Places

Building Number 29

Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Listed
October 16, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000856

About this property

Building 29 is a historic aircraft hangar at 162 North Beacon Road, on the western edge of Walnut Ridge Regional Airport in Lawrence County, Arkansas. It is a large metal-framed structure, built in 1942 using the standard DH-1 Army plan for such buildings. It was part of the national home defense efforts of World War II. It is one of a small number of such buildings left in the state, and the only one surviving virtually unaltered of four built at Walnut Ridge, which was used as a military…

Location

162 N. Beacon Rd.
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas
36.13022, -90.92854

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 12000856. It was listed on October 16, 2012.

Categories

ARCHITECTUREMILITARY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Commandant's House
Industrial
0.5 mi
Walnut Ridge Commercial Historic District
Civil War
4.4 mi
Lawrence County Courthouse
Civil War
4.5 mi
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut Ridge
Civil War
4.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Pocahontas (Randolph County — 1863)
1863Civil War
9.4 mi
White River Naval Operations (1862)
1862Civil War
9.8 mi
Skirmish at Lawrenceville (Lawrence County)
1863Civil War
14.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Building Number 29 listed on the National Register?

Building Number 29 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Building Number 29?

Building Number 29 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Building Number 29?

The period of significance for Building Number 29 is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1942.

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