Local Tours: Sand Point Naval Air Station Walking Tour
June 29, 2013 |
In March 2011, the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board voted to designate the former Naval Air Station (NAS) at Sand Point as a landmark district. This is the first historic district to be designated in Seattle in over 20 years. The district nomination was submitted by Friends of Naval Air Station Seattle Historic District. The formal designation marked the culmination of years of effort on the part of the “Friends” to seek protection and preservation of the cultural resources and landscape features of the historic site.
Wedged between Sand Point Way NE and Lake Washington, the over 400-acre property has seen service as an air base, aviation training center, and aircraft repair depot for the U.S. Navy, providing working, housing, and recreational spaces for military and civilian workers. After shutdown of the airfield, a portion of the property was given to the City of Seattle in 1975 and redeveloped for NOAA and as a public park. Officially closed in 1995, the remaining properties were given to the city and other non-profits. The 89-acre landmark district encompasses the two parts of the original NAS site containing intact resources directly associated with the former NAS operation.
The district retains an important collection of Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration funded structures and buildings stemming from the nation’s pre-war infrastructure expansion, and includes examples of Moderne and Colonial Revival style buildings. On this tour led by Lynn Ferguson, former President of Friends of NAS Seattle Historic District, you will see officer and enlisted housing, the theater, warehouses and support facilities, and learn about the long-range plans for adaptive reuse for this remarkably preserved district reflecting military presence in the city.
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Website:
www.historicseattle.org |
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| Location Information |
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The Brig, Sand Point NAS |
6344 NE 74th Street
Seattle, WA |
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| Contact Information |
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Larry Kreisman, Program Director |
| Email:
larryk@historicseattle.org |
| Phone:
206-622-6952 |
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