Standard Plan No. 695-271 for an Air Corps Hangar 1930-B Design dates to 22 October 1930. It depicts the first of two Modernistic hangar types found at Albrook. The design features two aircraft bays, a central office core between these bays, concrete foundations, and steel truss structure. Concrete block walls are clad in stucco and decorated with pilasters. Corrugated asbestos protected material (designated APM on construction documents) gabled roof and gable ends are specified in the original design. However, the asbestos on the hangars now standing at Albrook has since been replaced by corrugated metal. The 1930-B design can be distinguished by its lack of flanking office modules (Drawing 14).¹⁴⁵

Standard Plan No. 3695-1 for a Double Hangar dates to 1 March 1938. It shows the second of two Modernistic hangar types found at Albrook. The design features two aircraft bays, one central and two flanking office modules, concrete slab foundations, and steel truss structure. Concrete block walls are clad in stucco and decorated with pilasters. The gabled roof and gable ends were originally made of corrugated asbestos protected material. These asbestos components are now corrugated aluminum. This design can be distinguished by its flanking office modules.

Plan No. 6911-262 for an Air Corps Operations and Flight Hangar was used to construct the single non-standard operations hangar (Hangar #2) located at the apex of the Howard flight line. This is the only hangar plan on file at Howard and it dates to 4 September 1940. Structural design of this building was done by the American Bridge Company. The operation control tower was placed at the top of the front arched truss. This unique feature was removed in June 1996.

According to real property records, the remaining hangars at Howard were constructed from drawings of the same 6911 plan series. These hangars are the same type as those found at the PAD. Plan No. 6708-248 for an Air Corps Airplane Repair Shop (dated 18 December 1939) was used to construct the PAD hangars. Designs for all of the Howard and PAD hangars were based on Standard Plan No. 695-675 for an Air Corps Repair Building Type Shop-B-A dating to the late 1930s. Many one-, two-, three-, and four-bay configurations of these standard repair shop hangars exist in the Continental U.S. Early examples can be found at McClellan AFB, CA; McChord AFB, WA; Lowry AFB, CO; Scott AFB, IL; and former Chanute AFB, IL.

Chapel

Although there is only one example of this standard design at Albrook, Building 860, Plan No. 700-1801 for Regimental Chapel Type CH-1 is noteworthy. Despite its obvious Christian architectural theme, this building was intended for multi-faith worship. Its simple rectangular form and steeple was inspired by the New England Protestant meetinghouse. This chapel was part of the 700- and 800-series mobilization-type construction erected for World War II. It appears to be of standard temporary wood construction, clad in stucco. With subsequent upgrades in materials, construction type designations for Albrook Building 860 have gone from permanent to semi-permanent to permanent. ¹⁴⁶

Drawing 1. Revisions to Standard Plan No. 3214 for a Field Officer's Quarters, 1930, to Include Albrook Building 2 ell addition. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 2. Standard Plan No. 3215 for a Company Officer's Quarters, 1930. Note the 3-bay design. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 3. Standard Plan No. 3216 for a Non-Commissioned Officers' Duplex Quarters, 1930. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 4. Standard Plan No. 625-5555 for a Double Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters Type 3 showing Its distinctive Intermediate stair landings, 1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP

Drawing 5. Standard Plan No. 625-5580 for a Double Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters Type 8 showing Its unique spiral stairs, 1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 6. Standard Plan No. 625-5560 for a Single Non-Commissioned Officer's Quarters Type 4, 1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

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Drawing 7. Standard Plan No. 625-6320 for a Single Field Officer's Quarters Type 5, 1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

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Drawing 8. Standard Plan No. 625-6315 for a Single Field Officer's Quarters Type 4,1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 9. Standard Plan No. 625-9445 for a Single Company Officer's Quarters Type 4, 1939. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

Drawing 10. Revision drawing for Standard Plan No. 625-9455 for a Double Company Officers' Quarters Type 6, showing toilet rooms under central stairs. (Source: Environmental Flight, Drafting Section, Howard AFB, RoP)

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