Idaho Falls Airport Historic District

The Idaho Falls Airport Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It included two contributing buildings and a contributing structure on 4 acres (1.6 ha).[1]

Idaho Falls Airport Historic District
Location2381 Foote Dr., Idaho Falls, Idaho
Coordinates43°31′02″N 112°03′30″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1930
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.97001126[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1997

It includes an aircraft hangar, an administrator or caretaker's cabin, and a beacon tower, as well as a surrounding landscaped area. It "represents" the original site of operations for the Idaho Falls Airport.[2]

It is located at 2381 Foote Dr. in or near Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Year of construction: 1930 Architect: Black, C.R., Engineer Architecture: Rustic Other names: Fanning Field;Red Baron Hangar Historic function: Transportation; Domestic Historic subfunction: Air-related; Single Dwelling Criteria: event

The Idaho Falls Airport is now the Idaho Falls Regional Airport.

Fanning Field

Red Baron hangar

The hangar was still in use in 1996.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. William R. Shaw (August 26, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Idaho Falls Airport Historic District / Fanning Field; Red Baron Hangar". National Park Service. Retrieved January 1, 2020. With accompanying 11 photos
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