1940 Air Terminal Museum – Houston TX

City:
Houston, TX

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds enabled the construction of the old terminal at what was then known as Houston Municipal Airport. The Art Deco building at William P. Hobby Airport now serves as the 1940 Air Terminal Museum.

Source notes

Houston Architectural and Historical Commission Protected Landmark Designation Report, Houston City Council Minutes, November 7, 2007, p. 110

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 4, 2014.

Location Info

8325 Travelair St.
Houston, TX 77061

Coordinates: 29.647115, -95.286853

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