Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield)
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Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres (32,000 m2; 3.2 ha) at Moffett Field near Mountain View, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Hangar One | |
Location | Santa Clara County, near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California, USA |
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Coordinates | 37°24′46.47″N 122°03′13.91″W |
Area | 8 acres (32,000 m2) |
Built | 1933 |
Architect | Dr. Karl Arnstein and Wilbur Watson Associates Architects and Engineers |
Part of | US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District (ID94000045[1]) |
Designated CP | February 24, 1994 |
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The massive hangar has long been one of the most recognizable landmarks of California's Silicon Valley. It was built in the 1930s as a naval airship hangar for USS Macon and is now part of the NASA Ames Research Center.