Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings

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
LocationU.S. 22, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′23″N 74°9′45″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1934
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.80002485[1]
NJRHP No.1295[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1980
Designated NJRHPJune 25, 1980

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "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.
  3. "Newark Metropolitan Airport". From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. "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. Mar 28, 2001. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=255
  6. "Arshile Gorky's Newark Airport Murals". Abstract Expressionism. warholstars.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  7. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/13/nyregion/art-gorky-s-airport-murals-at-the-newark-museum.html

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