Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield)

Hangar One
The hangar in 2009
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield) is located in San Jose, California
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield)
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield) is located in California
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield)
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield) is located in the United States
Hangar One (Moffett Federal Airfield)
LocationSanta Clara County, near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California, USA
Coordinates37°24′46.47″N 122°03′13.91″W / 37.4129083°N 122.0538639°W / 37.4129083; -122.0538639
Area8 acres (32,000 m2)
Built1933
ArchitectDr. Karl Arnstein and Wilbur Watson Associates Architects and Engineers
Part ofUS Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District (ID94000045[1])
Designated CPFebruary 24, 1994

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.

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.