The Rhode Island State Airport Terminal is a historic airport terminal located on Airport Road in
Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick ( or ) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, and is the third-largest city in the state, with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Warwick is located approximately south of downtown Pr ...
, at what is now known as
T. F. Green Airport. It was constructed in 1932, and added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on August 18, 1983.
History
In July 1931, the State of
Rhode Island
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opened Hillsgrove State Airport on in
Warwick
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, the first state-owned and operated airfield in the
United States
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.
The terminal building opened in January 1933. For many years, it was occupied by an office of the
U.S. Weather Service.
History
It currently houses the offices of the Airport Operations Department.
See also
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References
Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Airports established in 1932
Airports in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Warwick, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
Air transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places
Transportation buildings and structures in Kent County, Rhode Island
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