T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationHangar No. 1 have flat roofs, yellow brick masonry walls, and concrete slab foundations. Hangar No. 1 wasdetermined to be eligible because it is significant under NRHP Criteria A and C in the areas of architecture,commerce, and transportation with significance at the state and local level as an example of mid-twentieth centuryair travel infrastructure.AccessHangar No. 1 is located within a developed commercial and residential area of Warwick. Hangar No. 1 bordersexisting Airport Road on the northern edge of the T.F. Green Airport. The public travelling by car and on footalong existing Airport Road can view Hangar No. 1 in its historical setting.Hangar No. 2The Lt. Gerald P. Kennedy Hangar (Hangar No. 2) (Figure 7-2), located at 540 Airport Road, 1,050 feet east of theTerminal Building and north of the intersection of Taxiway A and Taxiway M, was determined to be eligible forlisting in the NRHP. It is an example of the Art Modernestyle and consists of three visually distinct attachedblocks. At its core is the main aircraft hangar, whichmeasures 222 feet long east to west by 137 feet widenorth to south. An approximately 375-foot long, 23-footwide maintenance block is attached to the northelevation of the main hangar, and a 222-foot long by27-foot wide office block is attached to its southelevation. Hangar No. 2 is significant under Criteria Aand C in the areas of architecture, commerce, andtransportation with significance at the state and locallevel as an example of mid-twentieth century air travelinfrastructure.View of Hangar No. 2 from Airport RoadAccessHangar No. 2 borders existing Airport Road on the northern edge of the T.F. Green Airport. The publictravelling by car and on foot along existing Airport Road can view Hangar No. 2 in its historical setting.Runway and TaxiwayThe Hillsgrove State Airport was an early example of late 1930s/early 1940s trends in and philosophies of civilairport design and construction, some of which espoused the concept of “unity.” With increasing size of aircraftin the 1930s, airport facilities became more spread out, and new facility layouts were developed to maximizeefficiency. By the late 1930s, philosophies of comprehensive design for airports treating the buildings andrunways as complete coordinated efficient systems were being promoted in the aeronautics press. In late 1937,Aviation magazine published a three-part article about comprehensive airport planning by John Walter Wood,who’s “Wood System” basic principles were patented in the U.S., Canada, England, and France. Themid-1930s/early 1940s Hillsgrove State Airport/T.F. Green Airport infrastructure reflects many of the WoodSystem requirements, including multiple runways on an X-shaped plan maximizing use of airport land,minimizing taxiing distances from terminal and hangars to runways, and allowing safe takeoff and landing invarious wind conditions; incorporating a network of perimeter taxiways to prevent planes from passing acrossChapter 7 – Final Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) Evaluation 7-5 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH07_4(f)_JUL_2011.doc