National Historic Landmark · Hampton (Independent City), Virginia

Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel

A listed structure in Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, built 1936. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1936Listed 1985Private unless stated
Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressLangley Research Center, Hampton (Independent City), VA
CountyHampton County
ListedOct 3, 1985
Reference number85002798
Built1936
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetLangley Research Center
Coordinates37.08226, -76.34118 · Directions ↗

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002798. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.