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Photo, Print, Drawing U.S. Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Seaplane Hangar, First Street, near intersection of former A Street, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar 4 Facility No. 104

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[ Photos from Survey HABS HI-311-A  ]

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[ Data Pages from Survey HABS HI-311-A  ]
[ Photo Captions from Survey HABS HI-311-A  ]

About this Item

Title

  • U.S. Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Seaplane Hangar, First Street, near intersection of former A Street, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI

Other Title

  • U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar 4 Facility No. 104

Names

  • Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
  • U.S. Department of the Navy
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • Navy Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9)
  • Navy Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 (VR-51)
  • Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB)
  • Albert Kahn, Inc.
  • Christensen, Lynette, photographer
  • Dodge, Jeff, historian
  • Erkelens, Conrad, historian
  • Franzen, David, photographer
  • Yoklavich, Ann, historian
  • Brown, Elena, researcher
  • Jones, Lesleigh, editor
  • Mason Architects, Inc., contractor
  • U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, sponsor
  • McPartland, Mary, transmitter

Created / Published

  • Documentation compiled after 1933

Headings

  • -  hangars
  • -  aviation
  • -  military aircraft
  • -  military facilities
  • -  war (World War II)
  • -  naval yards & naval stations
  • -  Cold War
  • -  steel structural frames
  • -  Hawaii--Honolulu County--Kailua

Latitude / Longitude

  • 21.44445,-157.7703

Notes

  • -  Significance: Hangar No. 4 is the fourth in an east-west line of five virtually identical aircraft storage and maintenance buildings at MCBH. Design of these aircraft hangars was originally to support seaplane squadrons and the initial construction was completed in 1941 in anticipation of the future WWII conflict. This building was designed by Albert Kahn & Associates who were responsible for creation of standardized component type military structures used at the bases in the Pacific during WWII. Records indicate subsequent to the start of WWII hostilities, numerous design modifications were implemented. Also alterations and repairs over the past decades have impacted certain design elements and the integrity of the building facade. The seaplane facilities at Kaneohe were developed at the same time, and under the same contract as for new or improved seaplane patrol-plane facilities at US island possessions west of Hawaii; Midway, Wake, Johnson, Palmyra, Canton, and French Frigate Shoals. These facilities were the first move westward taken by the US to develop a defensive perimeter for Hawaii and the US mainland. Except for Wake Island which was captured by the Japanese in December 1941 these facilities greatly assisted the US in its Pacific campaign. As with all military installations in Hawaii, Hangar No. 4 was involved in the general events of WWII and was part of the initial base construction of Kaneohe Naval Air Station. Hangar No. 4 is considered potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A. Hangar No. 4 is part of a group of hangars, aircraft parking apron, and seaplane ramps that formed a seaplane complex that was bombed and strafed by Japanese dive-bomber and fighter aircraft on 7 December 1941. The attacks by the Japanese on that day brought the US into WWII and the war in the Pacific.
  • -  Survey number: HABS HI-311-A
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1941-1942 Initial Construction
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1958-1959 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1973-1975 Subsequent Work
  • -  Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work

Medium

  • Photo(s): 19
  • Data Page(s): 44
  • Photo Caption Page(s): 4

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HABS HI,2-KAI.V,1A-

Source Collection

  • Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

Repository

Control Number

  • hi0486

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Rights & Access

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, U.S. Department Of The Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, U.S. Department Of Defense, Navy Patrol Squadron Nine, Navy Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51, et al., Christensen, Lynette, and David Franzen, photographer. U.S. Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Seaplane Hangar, First Street, near intersection of former A Street, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI. Honolulu County Kailua Hawaii, 1933. editeds by Jones, Lesleigh, translateds by Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/hi0486/.

APA citation style:

Historic American Buildings Survey, C., U.S. Department Of The Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, U.S. Department Of Defense, Navy Patrol Squadron Nine [...] U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, K. B., Christensen, L. & Franzen, D., photographer, Jones, L., ed. (1933) U.S. Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Seaplane Hangar, First Street, near intersection of former A Street, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI. Honolulu County Kailua Hawaii, 1933. McPartland, M., trans Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/hi0486/.

MLA citation style:

Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, et al., photographers by Christensen, Lynette, and David Franzen. U.S. Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Seaplane Hangar, First Street, near intersection of former A Street, Kailua, Honolulu County, HI. ed by Jones, Lesleigh, trans by Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/hi0486/>.