Details for Kell Field Air Terminal
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5485002911
Data
Marker Number | 2911 |
Atlas Number | 5485002911 |
Marker Title | Kell Field Air Terminal |
Index Entry | Kell Field Air Terminal |
Address | Sheppard Air Force Base |
City | Wichita Falls |
County | Wichita |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 544795 |
UTM Northing | 3760575 |
Subject Codes | World War II; aviation; institutional buildings; military topics |
Marker Year | 1981 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls. enter at main gate, and continue on road to Motor Pool Drive. Thisis an active Military Base |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Known as "Little Adobe", this pueblo revival building was constructed in 1928 to serve as the air terminal for Kell Field, the first municipal airport for the city of Wichita Falls. In 1941 it was incorporated into Sheppard Field, a World War II Army Air Corps Training Center. Now part of Sheppard Air Force Base, the Kell Field Air Terminal has served such notable pilots as Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, and Amelia Earhart. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981.) |