Lakehurst Hangar No. 1

For other uses, see Hangar One.

Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air Station
The Hindenburg Disaster Marker
Lakehurst Hangar No. 1 is located in New Jersey
Lakehurst Hangar No. 1
Lakehurst Hangar No. 1 is located in the United States
Lakehurst Hangar No. 1
LocationJB MDL Lakehurst, Manchester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°1′44.44″N 74°18′59.79″W / 40.0290111°N 74.3166083°W / 40.0290111; -74.3166083
Area211,434 square feet (19,640 m2)
Built1921 (1921)
NRHP reference No.68000031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1968[1]
Designated NHLMay 23, 1968[2]

Hangar No. 1 is an airship hangar located at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It was the intended destination of the rigid airship LZ 129 Hindenburg prior to the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937, when it burned while landing. Built in 1921, it is one of the oldest surviving structures associated with that period's development of lighter-than-air flight. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009.