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Lincoln Army Air Field Chapel

Lincoln Army Air Field Chapel

Boundary/Address:
4601 NW 48th Street

Designation:
National Register

Architect/Engineer:
Howard R Greene Co
Borchman & Gillmore Cons. Co

Year Built:
1942

Prior to the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the U. S. military was expanding its stateside bases in response to the worsening international conflicts in Europe and Asia. Standardized plans were adopted for rapid construction including theaters and recreation halls. Religious services were intended to be held in those assembly places, but Eleanor Roosevelt intervened, arguing that military chapels would boost morale. Following the declaration of war in December, 1941, eleven army air fields were rapidly constructed in Nebraska in 1942, including Lincoln Army Air Field (LAAF) five miles west of the capital city. One of over 1,000 structures built at LAAF, the Chapel was constructed in 21 days in May 1942 for less than $30,000, using the standard "Regimental Chapel, Series 800-550" plans adopted in 1941. It served as the LAAF chapel throughout World War II and was one of the very few buildings not demolished soon after the base closed in December 1945.

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Lincoln Army Air Field Chapel
Boundary/Address: 4601 NW 48th Street Designation: National Register Architect/Engineer: Howard R Greene Co Borchman & Gillmore Cons. Co Year Built: 1942

Prior to the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the U. S. military was expanding its stateside bases in response to the worsening international conflicts in Europe and Asia. Standardized plans were adopted for rapid construction including theaters and recreation halls. Religious services were intended to be held in those assembly places, but Eleanor Roosevelt intervened, arguing that military chapels would boost morale. Following the declaration of war in December, 1941, eleven army air fields were rapidly constructed in Nebraska in 1942, including Lincoln Army Air Field (LAAF) five miles west of the capital city. One of over 1,000 structures built at LAAF, the Chapel was constructed in 21 days in May 1942 for less than $30,000, using the standard "Regimental Chapel, Series 800-550" plans adopted in 1941. It served as the LAAF chapel throughout World War II and was one of the very few buildings not demolished soon after the base closed in December 1945.
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