airport terminal building from 1941, and a line of 6 hangars (originally 7) completed in 1948
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Terminal A
  • New Deal Terminal A, National Airport
  • New Deal Terminal A
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    English
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
    airport terminal building from 1941, and a line of 6 hangars (originally 7) completed in 1948
    • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Terminal A
    • New Deal Terminal A, National Airport
    • New Deal Terminal A

    Statements

    inception
    28 September 1938
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    on November 21, 1938, the first ceremonial shovelful of dirt was moved to signal the start of construction (English)
    Between November 1938 and December 1939, almost 20 million cubic yards of sand and gravel were moved onto the site (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    image
    Reagan terminal A entrance 2013.jpg
    2,164 × 1,443; 1.95 MB
    0 references
    significant person
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    object of statement has role
    authority
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    In the Fall of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he was "tired of waiting for Congress" to select a site for the new airport, and said that it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
    On September 28, 1940, two years to the day of the site selection, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the terminal building at the dedication ceremony (English)
    National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941. President Roosevelt attended a ceremony and observed the first official landing (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    stated in
    The Living New Deal
    The Living New Deal ID
    ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport-arlington-va
    retrieved
    24 September 2021
    located in or next to body of water
    Potomac River
    direction relative to location
    east
    north
    south
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    stated in
    Virginia Landmarks Register
    Virginia Landmarks Register ID
    000-0045
    retrieved
    24 September 2021
    patronage
    344,257
    point in time
    1941
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    Over 2 million people visited the airport during the first year, including 344,257 actual passengers ... opened for business on June 16, 1941 (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    served 344,257 passengers the year it opened in 1941 (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    1,000,000
    sourcing circumstances
    minimum
    point in time
    1946
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    reached the 1 million annual passenger mark in 1946 (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    heritage designation
    National Register of Historic Places listed place
    start time
    12 September 1997
    official name
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line (English)
    criterion used
    A
    C
    subject has role
    NRHP building
    subject named as
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
    2 references
    stated in
    National Register Information System
    NRHP reference number
    97001111
    retrieved
    24 September 2021
    stated in
    National Archives Catalog
    U.S. National Archives Identifier
    41679616
    Virginia Historic Landmark
    start time
    27 June 1995
    inventory number
    000-0045
    approved by
    Virginia Department of Historic Resources
    subject named as
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/RegisterMasterList.pdf
    title
    VIRGINIA LANDMARKS REGISTER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: Updated Through DHR December 14, 2017, and NPS February 14, 2018: Announcements (English)
    author
    Virginia Department of Historic Resources
    page(s)
    32
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    plaque image
    2016-02-26 12 54 59 Dedication plaque inside Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.jpg
    2,448 × 3,264; 2.48 MB
    media legend
    Dedication plaque inside Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia (English)
    point in time
    26 February 2016
    0 references
    Commons category
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
    0 references

    Identifiers

    Freebase ID
    /m/06_1tl5
    0 references
    NRHP reference number
    97001111
    2 references
    stated in
    National Register Information System
    subject named as
    Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    archINFORM project ID
    74334
    stated in
    archINFORM
    retrieved
    24 January 2024
     
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