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Key Number: |
HS 9383
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Site Name: |
U.S. Army Air Force Hangar T3, Blatchford Field
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Other Names: |
Hangar No. 3, Building No. 11
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Site Type: |
1003 - Transportation - Air Facility: Hangar
1402 - Military: Barracks
1499 - Military: Other
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Location
ATS Legal Description:
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Address: |
11760 - 109 Street |
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Number: |
60 |
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Street: |
109 NW |
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Avenue: |
117 NW |
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Other: |
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Town: |
Edmonton |
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Near Town: |
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Media
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Source
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Architectural
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Style: |
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Plan Shape: |
Rectangular |
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Storeys: |
Storeys: 1 |
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Foundation: |
Basement/Foundation Wall Material: Concrete |
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Superstructure: |
Nailed Frame |
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Superstructure Cover: |
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Roof Structure: |
Vaulted or Arched |
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Roof Cover: |
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Exterior Codes: |
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Exterior: |
Bow truss roof system; large hangar doors to north and south - retractable. |
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Interior: |
N/A
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Environment: |
Neighbourhood: Edmonton Municipal Airport Part of airport grouping.
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Condition: |
Fair |
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Alterations: |
Replacement windows; later aluminum siding.
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Historical
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Construction: |
Construction Date: |
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Built
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1942/01/01
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Usage: |
Usage Date: |
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Airplane Hangar and Barracks
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Owner: |
Owner Date: |
N/A
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Architect: |
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Builder: |
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Craftsman: |
N/A |
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History: |
Was #3 Hangar. Built by the U.S. Army/USAF. Barracks on the upper two floors. Housed personnel for the Northwest Staging Route which flew planes to Russia. Built under the 'Lend-Lease plan'.
Roof cover: membrane.
The roof and superstructure of the hangar are constructed of heavy timbers.
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U.S. Army Air Force Hangar T3, later known as Hangar 11, was an aircraft hangar constructed in 1942, during the Second World War. It was built of wood, and consisted of a central open hangar space covered by an arched roof and three storeys of ancillary spaces on its east and west sides. The north and south elevations featured typical large openings to accommodate aircraft access. It was located at Blatchford Field, later known as the Edmonton Municipal Airport, west of 109 Street, north of Princess Elizabeth Avenue, and east of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) campus, in what is now known as the Blatchford neighbourhood. Hangar T3 was the last remaining Second World War-era hangar structure on the Blatchford site. Prior to its destruction by fire on April 22, 2024, it was believed to be one of the last remaining buildings of its kind in western Canada.
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Internal
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Status: |
Status Date: |
Active
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1993/09/30
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Designation Status: |
Designation Date: |
Municipal B List
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Record Information: |
Record Information Date: |
| T. Gilev |
1996/03/11
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Links
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Internet: |
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Alberta Register of Historic Places: |
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