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Downey Industrial Site
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The Downey NASA Site was located in Downey California
. It was comprised of approximately 160 acres of land that was previously called the Hyunan Ranch. The first industrial use was EMSCO Aircraft in 1929 and began with the construction of Building 1 on Lakewood Blvd. Over the course of its development 32 structures were built on the property.. Of the original properties only 8 remain; Buildings 1annex, 2, 3, 4, 5,,18, 202,203
Building 001
Was the main site building and grew in size as company expansion occurred.
Year Built
1929-1949
Sq. Ft.
Designer
900,000
Kauffmann
Use
Admin; Engineering; Production
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Building 002
Located south of Imperial Hwy, this was an engineering staff building.
Year Built
1960
Sq. Ft.
Designer
275,000
TBD
Use
Engineering
Building 004
Quality Labs, Simulation Labs, FICL Test Stand
Year Built
1960
Sq. Ft.
Designer
325,000
TBD
Use
Quality Labs/Personnel
Building 039
Quality Labs, Simulation Labs, FICL Test Stand
Year Built
1960
Sq. Ft.
Designer
15000
TBD
Use
Quality Labs/Personnel
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Building 006
Was the main site building and grew in size as company expansion occurred.
Year Built
1929-1949
Sq. Ft.
Designer
900,000
Kauffmann
Use
Admin; Engineering; Production
Building 018
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Year Built
Mixed
Sq. Ft.
Designer
Gray
Adult
Use
Female
Building 288
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Year Built
Mixed
Sq. Ft.
Designer
Orange
Adult
Use
Male
Building 006
Primarily engineering also logistics and Quality Assurance, Original Mission Support Room
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
325,000
TBD
Use
Admin; Engineering; Production
Building 018
Originally Laboratory and Mschine shop facilities
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
5000
TBD
Use
Lab/Machine shop
Building 288
Engineering Structural Test Laboratory
Year Built
1960
Sq. Ft.
Designer
198,000 sf
TBD
Use
Engineering Test
Building 120
Hazardous Propellant/Materials Testing Facility
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
1000
TBD
Use
Propellant testing
Building 290
Apollo Final Assembly and Checkout Facility
Year Built
1962
Sq. Ft.
Designer
450,000
TBD
Use
Production/Testing
Building 276
Production/Chemical Processing Facilities
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
100,000
TBD
Use
Production/Chemical Processing
Building 009
Hazardous Propellant/Materials Testing Facility
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
1000
TBD
Use
Propellant testing
Building 041
Apollo Final Assembly and Checkout Facility
Year Built
1962
Sq. Ft.
Designer
450,000
TBD
Use
Production/Testing
Building 246
Production/Chemical Processing Facilities
Year Built
1958
Sq. Ft.
Designer
100,000
TBD
Use
Production/Chemical Processing
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