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Article: BOEING'S RED BARN AN OFFICIAL HISTORIC SITE BUILDING IS THE OLDEST PLANE-MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN THE NATION.(Business)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- May 2, 2003
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Byline: P-I STAFF
The Red Barn, the birthplace of The Boeing Co. in 1916, was officially designated yesterday as a historic aerospace site.
The Red Barn is now part of the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field. Built in 1909, it is the oldest airplane-manufacturing facility in the nation.
"For everyone in Seattle, the Red Barn is a significant part of the community's history," said Ralph Bufano, president and chief executive of the Museum of Flight.
The designation as a historic aerospace site was made by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Boeing's original manufacturing plant was honored for its contribution ...