National Register of Historic Places

Holman Field Administration Building

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Listed
August 14, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001004

About this property

The Holman Field Administration Building is a Kasota limestone building designed by Clarence Wigington and built in 1939 by WPA employees. It serves as the control building for the St. Paul Downtown Airport in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The airport was named for Charles W. Holman, who won the U.S. air speed trials in 1930. The airfield was built on the former site of Lamprey Lake, which was filled with dredged material from the adjacent Mississippi River, which regularly floods the airport. Across the river in Indian Mounds Park is one of the last remaining airway beacons in the country. During World War II, Northwest Airlines employed up to 5000 people at the site, modifying new B-24 Liberator bombers, some of which received the highly classified H2X radar, which proved to be an invaluable tool in the European theater. A restaurant in the building is open to the general public, and allows viewing of the airfield.

Location

644 Bayfield St.
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
44.94195, -93.06486

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When was Holman Field Administration Building listed on the National Register?

Holman Field Administration Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Holman Field Administration Building?

Holman Field Administration Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Holman Field Administration Building?

The period of significance for Holman Field Administration Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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