Fort Worden

Also known as: Fort Worden Historic District
Cherry and W Sts., Port Townsend, Washington

Photos

Fort Worden Balloon Hangar, North of W Street

1. General view of site, showing east front of hangar

Photo from the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map

Coordinates:
+48.13875, -122.76723
48°08'20" N, 122°46'02" W

Quadrangle map:
Port Townsend North

Street View

Description

The Fort Worden Balloon Hangar is one of two surviving such hangars of the six built, constructed on U.S. military forts during the 1920s to house observation balloons. The design appears to have been unique to the purpose, and no records of similar hangars have been identified to date to the National Archives and Records Service or the Center of Military History. The hangar is located within a National Historic District and is significant for its association with the military use of Fort Worden and also for its light truss construction. -- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER WA-23)

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1974
Reference number: 74001954
Areas of significance: Military; Engineering
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: District
Historic functions: Military facility; Fortification
Current functions: Meeting hall; Single dwelling; Government office; Multiple dwelling
Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899
Significant years: 1898; 1920
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 59
Contributing structures: 12

Update Log

May 22, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
October 6, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources

HAER WA-23 - Fort Worden Balloon Hangar, North of W Street
Wikipedia
Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Richard Doody
National Register database - Reference number 74001954 (Search for documents)
National Historic Landmark information