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The airfield was later renamed as Ladd Army Airfield (Ladd AAF). The elements of the airfield associated with its role in World War II, including two runways, hangars and other operational facilities, and officers' quarters, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places [2] and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. [3] [17]
Ladd Field was designated as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) on 4 February 1985. Ladd Air Force Base was designated as Ladd Air Force Base Cold War District and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on the same day.
The National Historic Landmarks in Alaska represent Alaska's history from its Russian heritage to its statehood. ... Ladd Field: Ladd Field. February 4, 1985
A National Historic Landmark property that was home to Nicholas Gilman Jr., a signer of the Constitution, the Ladd-Gilman House was also the governor’s mansion when his brother, John Taylor ...
The house served as headquarters and a warehouse for the Red Cross. When it was established in 1974, the Clara Barton National Historic Site was the first national historic site dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman. [32] Edgar Allan Poe: Pennsylvania: 0.52 acres (0.0021 km 2)
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is generally a building, district, object, site, or structure, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its national historical significance. A National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a historic district that is recognized as an NHL.
In 1940, the US Army Air Force designated Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska as a cold-weather testing facility. Because sufficiently cold weather was not predictable and often of short duration, Ashley McKinley suggested a refrigerated airplane hangar be built. The facilities were constructed at Eglin Field. [4] The first tests started in May 1947.
The Moffatt-Ladd House, also known as the William Whipple House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.The 1763 Georgian house was the home of William Whipple (1730–1785), a Founding Father, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War general.