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Airport Building
Herrick Archives Number 031
A. IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION
1. Name
1.1 Never officially named by Board of Trustees action.
1.2 Alternate names noted:
Original appropriation was for "Shops & Hangars. "
Original construction under caption, "Airport Structures. "
Referred to in some documents as "Hangars, Shops & Operations House. "
Known as Hangars 1, 2, & 3. No. 3 also known as "Aerodynamic Laboratory. "
2. Location
2.1 Located at 3160 Case Road. See map below.
2.2 For greater detail, see Sheet DS 77 in the book of campus maps in the University Archives.
For identification of other buildings shown, see Appendix A.
3. General Description
3.1 Type of construction:
Wood frame with concrete block exterior.
3.2 No. of stories:
One story except for tower.
3.3 Increments of construction:
Enlarged once, the addition being in three parts. See sketch.
A --Original Hangar
A'--Original Shop
B --Addition (Hangar)
B'--Addition (Boiler Room)
B"--Addition (Tower)3.4 Preset area of building as shown in inventory records of Division of Campus Planning:
32, 941 square feet gross;
27, 681 square feet net assignable
See Addendum No. 5
3.5 Volume of building:
598, 816 cubic feet (PP).
B. PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION- -ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION
1. On October 11, 1942 the Board of Trustees approved the plans and related documents prepared by
Howard Dwight Smith and authorized the solicitation of bids by contractors.
2. Bids were received on December 4, 1942 (A).
3. On December 14, 1942 the Board of Trustees approved Cabinet action awarding the construction contract
to Robert W. Setterlin & Sons.
4. Completion and occupancy:
Final estimate is dated May 6, 1943 (A).
C. PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION- -ADDITION
1. On September 20, 1943 the Board of Trustees approved the plans and related documents prepared by
Howard Dwight Smith and authorized the solicitation of bids by contractors.
2. Bids were received on November 30, 1943 (A).
3. On December 6, 1943 the Board of Trustees approved Cabinet action awarding contracts to the following
contractors:
General: Robert W. Setterlin & Sons
Electrical: Electric Power Equipment Co.
Heating: J. F. Oelgoetz Co.
Plumbing: Wuellner & Theado
4. Completion and occupancy:
The general contract was substantially completed May 31, 1944 (A). Final estimates on the other
three contracts were: plumbing,. June 14, 1945; heating, September 1, 1944; and electrical, July
15, 1944 (A). Architect's files contain no explanation of the late final estimate on the plumbing
contract, but presumably the building was usable in 1944.
D. COST
Not separately reported in Business Office reports. Project costs found in University Architect's records
are as follows:
Original construction $ 36,951. 98
Addition 71,616. 33
Total $108,568.31
E. PHOTOGRAPHS
1. In Photoarchives:
X 1042
X 1066
X 1067
X 7409
F. MISCELLANEOUS
Certain maps show several small buildings to the south and west of Building 031. These are shown on the
sketch below, and are identified as follows:
A -- These outlines represent wind tunnel apparatus which was later moved inside.
B, C -- These outlines have not been identified. Since the map on which they appear was made from
aerial photographs, it is possible the outlines represent equipment incorrectly interpreted by
the cartographer as buildings.D -- A paint storage shed. See report on Buildings S 9 and S 10.
John H. Herrick
February 16, 1973
ADDENDUM NO. 1
In October 1973 new names were assigned to this building and part of the attached Fire Crash and Rescue
Building (285). In the sketch below, the original numbers are shown within the solid building outlines.
The new names appear outside the building outlines.
John H. Herrick
November 6, 1973
ADDENDUM NO. 2
In referring to this building as Hangars 1, 2, and 3, the numbering was from east to west, i.e., in the
sketch on the second page of this report. A was Hangar No. 1, A' was Hangar No. 2, and B was Hangar No.3.
John H. Herrick
December 2, 1975
ADDENDUM NO. 3
The Board of Trustees on November 9, 1953 approved construction by the Ohio National Guard of an 8'
x 8' x 12' oil and lubrication storage building between the northwest corner of S 10 and the west
corner of Building 31. This might be C in the sketch on the preceding page.
In May 1977 the address of this building was changed to 2160 W. Case Road.
John H. Herrick
August 5, 1977
ADDENDUM NO. 4
Campus Planning records use 236 to designate Hangars 1, 2, and 3, which in this series of reports
are under Building 031.
John H. Herrick
July 19, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 5
Campus Planning records cover this building under numbers031 and 236 with areas as follows:
Gross Sq. Ft. Net Assignable Sq. Ft.
Building 031 1,929 1,373
Building 236 30,909 27,017
TOTAL 32,838 28,390
John H. Herrick
November 16, 1984