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Home My WebLink AboutDetail_Report_1564625Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 1 of 6 Identification Chris Dowell 616 W Perimeter Road, Unit A Survey Name:Date Recorded: Field Recorder: Owner's Name:City of Renton/Renton Municipal Airport 02/26/2014 City:Renton Classification:Building Resource Status:Comments: State:Washington Zip:98057 Within a District?No Contributing?No National Register: Local District: National Register District/Thematic Nomination Name: Owner Address: Survey/Inventory SEPA Project Review Eligibility Status: Determination Date: Determination Comments: Determined Not Eligible - SHPO 021914-21-KI determined on 3/13/2014 3/13/2014 Building 800 and Building 820, Renton Municipal Airport Building 800 800 W Perimeter Rd, Renton, WA 98057 Location Field Site No.DAHP No. Historic Name: Common Name:Building 5-60 RMA-03 Property Address: Comments: King County T23R05E 07 Township/Range/EW Section 1/4 Sec 1/4 1/4 Sec RENTON Quadrangle Tax No./Parcel No.0723059007 Plat/Block/Lot Acreage 0.508 Supplemental Map(s) Coordinate Reference Projection: Datum: Easting: Northing: HARN (feet) Washington State Plane South 1215496 793709 Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 2 of 6 Description Narrative Historic Use:Transportation - Air-Related Current Use:Transportation - Air-Related Plan:Irregular Stories:1 Structural System:Post and Beam Changes to Plan:Slight Changes to Interior:Slight Changes to Original Cladding:Intact Changes to Windows:Intact Changes to Other:Intact Other (specify):Interior partitions appear to have been installed after original construction. Style: Form/Type: Cladding: Foundation: Roof Type:Roof Material: Transportation Aeronautics Study Unit Other Date of Construction: Architect:Unknown Engineer:Unknown Property appears to meet criteria for the National Register of Historic Places:No Property is located in a potential historic district (National and/or local):No Property potentially contributes to a historic district (National and/or local):No Builder:Unknown Metal - CorrugatedOther - Utilitarian Gable Metal - Standing Seam Concrete - Poured Other 1955 Built Date Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 3 of 6 Email Communication between Ben Dahle, Renton Airport Engineer and Ryan Zulauf, Renton Airport Director March 11, 2014. "Robertson Aircraft Corporation." http://www.aerofiles.com/_ro.html. Accessed March 12, 2014. Renton Muncipal Airport. Engineering Department. Original Plans and Drawings for Building 820, Electronics Building. Accessed February 26, 2014. Sloan, Chris. "A Historical Look at Boeing's 737 Factory in Renton." http://www.airlinereporter.com/2013/07/an-historical-look-at-boeings-737-factory-in-renton/. Accessed March 12, 2014. Major Bibliographic References: The interior consists of three bays. The southernmost bay has largely been enclosed and is used for storage and mechanical equipment. The rear (west) part of the bay remains open. The central and north bays consist of open work spaces. The bays are defined by steel I-beam posts that support longitudinal steel trusses that conform to the gable roof line. Transverse metal purlins run east –west. The space between the purlins is covered with insulation. A raised office space with windows facing the work space is situated at the west end of the work space and is accessed via a single set of metal stairs with a handrail. The 800 building is located near the northwest part of Renton Municipal Airport at 800 West Perimeter Road in Renton, Washington. The building (also known at the 5-60 Building) is a one story, small aircraft hangar located to the south of the 820 Building. The building, constructed in the late 1950s, is entirely clad with raised seam metal and features a moderately pitched, gable roof sheathed with raised seam metal. The front or east of the building exhibits a single door and a series of sliding windows that provide light to an office space. The elevation also features a folding metal door, as well as a larger set of sliding, corrugated metal doors for aircraft. The remaining elevations exhibit, single, metal door entries but no windows with the exception of the south elevation that contains some additional double-pane fixed windows near the southeastern corner of the building. Description of Physical Appearance: While the building appears to maintain its historical integrity, the hangar does not appear significant as it does not convey its associations with significant events or people and it appears to be a common example of a pre-engineered structure. Even though the building was situated within the Boeing Lease Area of the Renton Municipal Airport, it remains unclear what function it served within Boeing’s operations. So, while associated with the growth and evolution of Boeing’s Manufacturing Plant in the 1960s and the concomitant development of the Renton Municipal Airport, the building’s inability to communicate its historical associations with these trends renders the building not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A, B and C. From the 1950s to 2005, Boeing leased property within the Renton Municipal Airport in order to better serve its fleet as it neared the final stages of production. While no plans or records have been found to pinpoint the date of the 800 Building, original plans for the 820 Building confirm Building 800’s presence on site in 1963. According to the current Renton Airport Director, Ryan Zulauf, the hangar was erected by the (James L.) Robertson Aircraft Corporation to make short takeoff and/or landing kits for aircraft. It was subsequently purchased by Boeing for storage related to the 737 refurbishment to add an additional door for aircraft used in European markets. Since its release by Boeing in 2005, the hangar appears to have supported the maintenance and storage of smaller commercial aircraft and helicopters. Originally called Building 5-60, the building was situated immediately south of Building 5-14 beside airport Apron “C”. The building’s construction reflects commonly used pre-engineered building components and plans. Using metal I-beams for vertical structural supports, the building also exhibits large steel beams along with more slender purlins to carry the loads necessitated by the large open spaces the building encloses. It appears that building has served as a small aircraft and helicopter maintenance and storage building over time. It does not appear related to Boeing’s large aircraft manufacturing plant and facility although it may have provided ancillary space to support Boeing’s operations. Statement of Significance: Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 4 of 6 Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 5 of 6 Building 800, interior detail, looking west. 2014 Building 800, interior, looking west. 2014 Photos 2014 Building 800, west and north elevations, looking southeast. Building 800, east elevation, looking west. 2014 Historic Inventory Report Monday, March 17, 2014 Page 6 of 6 2014 Building 800, west and south elevations, looking northeast.