The Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings are at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. Newark Metropolitan, opened in 1928, was the first major airport in the United States. The trio of Art Deco buildings, the Administration Building, Brewster Hangar and the Medical Building, were built in 1934 and dedicated by Amelia Earhart in 1935.[3] They were added to state and federal registers of historic places in 1980. In 2001, the Administration Building was relocated when a runway was lengthened,[4] and they have subsequently been renovated.[3][5] The terminal was once adorned with murals by Arshile Gorky,[6] only two of which survive and are part of the Newark Museum collection.[7]
Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings | |
 Administration Building during relocation | |
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| Location | U.S. 22, Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 74°9′45″W / 40.70639°N 74.16250°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002485[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1295[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1980 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 25, 1980 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Newark Metropolitan Airport". From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms. National Park Service. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ "HISTORIC, 5,000-TON NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL, AN ART DECO LANDMARK, MAKING A 3,700-FOOT TRIP TO NEW SITE - The Move of the Central Section of Building 51 is the Heaviest Structure Move on Rubber-Tire Dollies in U.S. History". PANYNJ. March 28, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Press Releases".
- ^ "Arshile Gorky's Newark Airport Murals". Abstract Expressionism. warholstars.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ l. Shirey, David (June 13, 1982). "Art; Gorky's Airport Murals at the Newark Museum". The New York Times.
External links
edit Media related to Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-133, "Newark International Airport"
- HAER No. NJ-133-A, "Newark International Airport, Brewster Hangar"
- HAER No. NJ-133-B, "Newark International Airport, Administration Building"
- NPS.gov
- NJ Historic Preservation Office