| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Wausau Municipal Airport'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
The terminal building was constructed in 1952 in the Contemporary style. It is asymmetrical in plan and has a flat roof. This single-story building is constructed of red brick laid in a running bond, with interior walls of both concrete block and brick. The foundation is a combination of brick and poured concrete. All windows appear to be the original aluminum windows. The dominant feature of the building is the wall of windows facing south toward the apron and runways. The building is spare in architectural details, featuring tapered concrete awnings on the southern façade.
2016- "Terminal building (1952)
The terminal building was constructed in 1952 in the Contemporary style. It is asymmetrical in plan and has a flat roof. This single-story building is constructed of red brick laid in a running bond, with interior walls of both concrete block and brick. The foundation is a combination of brick and poured concrete. All windows appear to be the original aluminum windows. Most of the viewing windows in the public terminal are large and inoperable, but windows in the office and administrative portions of the building contain an operable awning or a sliding sash. The building is spare in architectural details, but features large viewing windows and a cantilevered concrete awning on the southern facade.
The northern elevation of the terminal building faces Woods Place and the airport parking lot, and contains a glass entryway and vestibule at the northeast corner. The entryway consists of glass double doors with a large plate glass transom and sidelights that wrap around the eastern elevation of the building. Windows to the right of the doors contain an operable awning at the bottom of each opening, while the rest of the windows on this elevation containing three vertical sashes. The eastern elevation is dominated by a shed roof addition with vertical board siding. This was originally the area where passenger baggage was stored prior to commercial flights. Another glass door entryway at the southern end of the east elevation provides access from the terminal waiting area to the apron. Large aluminum viewing windows wrap around the east elevation to the southern elevation, where they stretch from floor to ceiling and provide an unobstructed view of the apron and runways. These windows are sheltered by a cantilevered concrete awning. A stringcourse of smaller windows with operable awnings below continues through the rest of the southern fagade, although a shallower awning above these windows has been removed. The western elevation contains three bays of smaller windows with a concrete sill underneath, and the entryway on this elevation has been enclosed in a shed-roofed vestibule. Despite the removal of the awning above the windows on the southwest fagade, the building maintains a high degree of exterior integrity.
The interior of the terminal building is separated into public and administrative spaces, with a drop tile ceiling and terrazzo flooring. Upon entry, the main room of the terminal has serves as the waiting and lounge area, with floor-to-ceiling windows looking toward the apron and runways. Adorning the walls are historic photos of the airport, as well as its managers and many pilots. Several airplane parts, propellers, and other paraphernalia are displayed in cases. Hanging from the ceiling are approximately 40 model airplanes of varying sizes. The Fixed Base Operator offices are located behind a glass counter in the southwest corner. A hallway at the northwest corner of the room leads to more offices as well as meeting rooms on the south side of the hallway, with restrooms on the northern side."
-"Wausau Municipal Airport", WisDOT# FOS 0737-51-09 (AIP 03-55-0093-09), Prepared by Kelly Noack, (2016) |
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