Parachute Building
The Parachute Building in Pratt, Kansas, located at 40131 Barker Ave, was built in 1942 during World War II by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It was a parachute rigging and cleaning facility.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pratt Municipal Airport.
Pratt Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Pratt Regional Airport is a public airport five miles north of Pratt, in Pratt County, Kansas. Previously known as Pratt Industrial Airport, it is on the site of the former Pratt Army Airfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iuka and Pratt.
Iuka
Village
Iuka is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 151. Iuka is situated 2 miles north of Parachute Building.
Pratt
Town
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pratt is a city in and the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,603. It is home to Pratt Community College. Pratt is situated 4 miles south of Parachute Building.
Parachute Building
- Type: Building
- Description: military building in Pratt, Kansas
- Categories: military building and historic site
- Location: City of Pratt, Pratt, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.6997° or 37° 41′ 59″ northLongitude
-98.74189° or 98° 44′ 31″ westOpen location code
8693M7X5+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 596993659OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q48841143
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