279:
65:
991:
291:
90:
48:
1002:
97:
72:
1046:
266:
on April 5, 1984. A historic marker was unveiled along
Wisconsin Highway 150 on September 29, 1985 describing the history of the airport. The National Register uses the airport's design as an example of an airport included because of its design/construction: "The Larsen Brothers Airport in Clayton,
233:
In 1926, the brothers formed the Roy Larson
Aircraft Company for their repair work, and created a corporation for all of their ventures as the Wisconsin Airways in the following year. Roy Larson died in 1929 while a student was flying the airplane that he was riding in.
880:
975:
911:
895:
885:
1041:
243:
called the airport the "finest airport in the state". Soon after, sod airports began fading as more powerful airplanes required longer paved runways. It temporarily closed following a federal mandate at the beginning of
970:
916:
557:
937:
839:
1031:
870:
804:
769:
844:
749:
709:
534:
1036:
809:
799:
794:
774:
890:
724:
639:
759:
754:
629:
411:
342:
849:
814:
719:
694:
834:
784:
764:
739:
729:
714:
704:
689:
669:
644:
634:
624:
267:
Winnebago County, Wisconsin, represents one of the earliest forms of airport design in the State. Builder Knute
Johnson adapted barn-building technology to construct the hangar in 1924."
854:
829:
734:
674:
654:
649:
619:
609:
206:
The airport operated from 1922, three years after the state's first airport opened in
Milwaukee, until 1990. It was formed when Clarence, Leonard, Newell, and Roy Larson cleared an 80
789:
744:
684:
659:
614:
921:
819:
699:
664:
875:
824:
779:
679:
587:
572:
527:
603:
1005:
520:
995:
89:
64:
567:
468:
438:
543:
323:
263:
195:
121:
34:
958:
278:
1026:
290:
346:
179:
963:
942:
227:
494:
577:
582:
562:
390:
328:
187:
117:
47:
191:
190:(now County II). It was the first airport in the county and one of the first in the state outside of
472:
442:
1047:
Transportation buildings and structures on the
National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
239:
183:
512:
230:
1924 Presidential campaign. The hangar allowed them to work and store on six airplanes.
211:
158:
1020:
976:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
245:
215:
386:
219:
207:
495:"Applying the National Register Criteria to Historic Aviation Properties"
971:
List of jails and prisons on the
National Register of Historic Places
223:
1042:
National
Register of Historic Places in Winnebago County, Wisconsin
318:
516:
254:
By the late 1970s, it was the oldest airport in the state.
463:
461:
459:
1032:
Buildings and structures in
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
433:
431:
429:
210:-long sod landing strip behind their barn. He had two
1037:
Airports on the
National Register of Historic Places
951:
930:
904:
863:
596:
573:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
550:
251:Leonard Larson trained fighter pilots for the war.
164:
151:
143:
135:
127:
113:
604:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
471:. Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from
441:. Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from
996:National Register of Historic Places portal
96:
71:
226:in 1924. Roy Larson barnstormed Wisconsin for
222:and offering flying lessons before building a
528:
8:
535:
521:
513:
46:
544:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
307:
274:
497:. National Register of Historic Places
319:"National Register Information System"
313:
311:
18:
381:
379:
377:
375:
373:
371:
369:
367:
365:
363:
7:
324:National Register of Historic Places
264:National Register of Historic Places
196:National Register of Historic Places
122:Clayton, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
959:National Historic Preservation Act
14:
1001:
1000:
989:
289:
277:
95:
88:
70:
63:
912:Federated States of Micronesia
558:Architectural style categories
414:. Wisconsin Historical Society
153:
1:
262:The airport was added to the
104:Show map of the United States
347:Wisconsin Historical Society
16:United States historic place
180:Winnebago County, Wisconsin
1063:
964:Historic Preservation Fund
943:American Legation, Morocco
412:"Larson Brothers' Airport"
387:"Larson Brothers' Airport"
343:"Larson Brothers' Airport"
984:
905:Lists by associated state
152:NRHP reference
57:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
886:Northern Mariana Islands
178:is an airport in rural
176:Larson Brothers Airport
27:Larson Brothers Airport
881:Minor Outlying Islands
864:Lists by insular areas
578:Keeper of the Register
214:airplanes. They began
194:. It is listed on the
182:, United States (near
1027:Airports in Wisconsin
583:National Park Service
563:Contributing property
391:National Park Service
329:National Park Service
218:the United States at
188:Wisconsin Highway 150
131:38 acres (15 ha)
79:Show map of Wisconsin
938:District of Columbia
186:) along the former
1014:
1013:
568:Historic district
240:Milwaukee Journal
228:Bob La Follette's
184:Larsen, Wisconsin
172:
171:
1054:
1004:
1003:
994:
993:
992:
917:Marshall Islands
537:
530:
523:
514:
507:
506:
504:
502:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
469:"Leonard Larson"
465:
454:
453:
451:
450:
435:
424:
423:
421:
419:
408:
402:
401:
399:
397:
383:
358:
357:
355:
353:
339:
333:
332:
315:
293:
281:
155:
105:
99:
98:
92:
80:
74:
73:
67:
50:
19:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1051:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1010:
990:
988:
980:
947:
926:
900:
859:
592:
546:
541:
511:
510:
500:
498:
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
467:
466:
457:
448:
446:
437:
436:
427:
417:
415:
410:
409:
405:
395:
393:
385:
384:
361:
351:
349:
341:
340:
336:
331:. July 9, 2010.
317:
316:
309:
304:
297:
296:Historic marker
294:
285:
282:
273:
260:
204:
120:
109:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
101:
100:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
76:
75:
53:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1060:
1058:
1050:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1008:
998:
985:
982:
981:
979:
978:
973:
968:
967:
966:
955:
953:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
934:
932:
928:
927:
925:
924:
919:
914:
908:
906:
902:
901:
899:
898:
896:Virgin Islands
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
871:American Samoa
867:
865:
861:
860:
858:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
805:South Carolina
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
770:North Carolina
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
600:
598:
597:Lists by state
594:
593:
591:
590:
588:Property types
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
554:
552:
548:
547:
542:
540:
539:
532:
525:
517:
509:
508:
486:
475:on 4 July 2011
455:
425:
403:
359:
334:
306:
305:
303:
300:
299:
298:
295:
288:
286:
283:
276:
272:
269:
259:
256:
212:Curtiss Canuck
203:
200:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
156:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
115:
111:
110:
94:
93:
87:
86:
85:
84:
69:
68:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
52:Hangar in 2010
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1059:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1007:
999:
997:
987:
986:
983:
977:
974:
972:
969:
965:
962:
961:
960:
957:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
939:
936:
935:
933:
929:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
909:
907:
903:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
868:
866:
862:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
845:West Virginia
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
750:New Hampshire
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
710:Massachusetts
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
605:
602:
601:
599:
595:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
555:
553:
549:
545:
538:
533:
531:
526:
524:
519:
518:
515:
496:
490:
487:
474:
470:
464:
462:
460:
456:
445:on 2011-07-04
444:
440:
434:
432:
430:
426:
413:
407:
404:
392:
388:
382:
380:
378:
376:
374:
372:
370:
368:
366:
364:
360:
348:
344:
338:
335:
330:
326:
325:
320:
314:
312:
308:
301:
292:
287:
284:Landing strip
280:
275:
270:
268:
265:
258:Historic site
257:
255:
252:
249:
247:
242:
241:
237:In 1932, the
235:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
168:April 5, 1984
167:
165:Added to NRHP
163:
160:
157:
150:
147:Knute Johnson
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
123:
119:
116:
112:
91:
66:
56:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
810:South Dakota
800:Rhode Island
795:Pennsylvania
775:North Dakota
499:. Retrieved
489:
477:. Retrieved
473:the original
447:. Retrieved
443:the original
439:"Roy Larson"
416:. Retrieved
406:
394:. Retrieved
350:. Retrieved
337:
322:
261:
253:
250:
246:World War II
238:
236:
232:
220:county fairs
216:barnstorming
205:
175:
173:
931:Other areas
891:Puerto Rico
725:Mississippi
640:Connecticut
501:10 November
479:10 November
418:10 November
396:10 November
352:10 November
1021:Categories
840:Washington
760:New Mexico
755:New Jersey
630:California
449:2010-11-10
302:References
850:Wisconsin
815:Tennessee
720:Minnesota
695:Louisiana
192:Milwaukee
144:Architect
118:County II
1006:Category
835:Virginia
785:Oklahoma
765:New York
740:Nebraska
730:Missouri
715:Michigan
705:Maryland
690:Kentucky
670:Illinois
645:Delaware
635:Colorado
625:Arkansas
159:84003825
114:Location
952:Related
855:Wyoming
830:Vermont
735:Montana
675:Indiana
655:Georgia
650:Florida
620:Arizona
610:Alabama
202:History
790:Oregon
745:Nevada
685:Kansas
660:Hawaii
615:Alaska
551:Topics
271:Images
224:hangar
922:Palau
820:Texas
700:Maine
665:Idaho
136:Built
876:Guam
825:Utah
780:Ohio
680:Iowa
503:2010
481:2010
420:2010
398:2010
354:2010
174:The
139:1922
128:Area
208:rod
154:No.
1023::
458:^
428:^
389:.
362:^
345:.
327:.
321:.
310:^
248:.
198:.
606::
536:e
529:t
522:v
505:.
483:.
452:.
422:.
400:.
356:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
