Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop
National Register of Historic Places

Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop

Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
June 18, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000747

About this property

Williams Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, east of Chandler, and about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Phoenix. It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants. It was active as a training base for both the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the USAF from 1941 until its closure in 1993.

Location

Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.30403, -111.67987

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 95000747. It was listed on June 18, 1995.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTMILITARY
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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.

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Questions about this property

When was Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop listed on the National Register?

Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop?

Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop?

The period of significance for Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1941.

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