By KRISTI HAYES
kristi@poncacitynews.com
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Ponca City Municipal Airport Hangar, located at 2231 Waverly Street, is the newest listing for the National Register of Historic Places for Oklahoma. The hangar was named to the list because of its significance in the areas of economics and military.
The construction of the hangar between 1930 and 1932 symbolized the strong economic relationship between a burgeoning aviation sector and Oklahoma’s oil industry. The City of Ponca City acquired the land upon which the hangar was built in 1930, but managers and engineers from Continental Oil Company (Conoco) oversaw construction until its completion in 1932.
In 1941 the hangar comprised a key facet of British Flying Training School Number 6, overseen by Darr School of Aeronautics. Between 1941 and 1944, the school trained more than 1,000 British airmen and more than 100 American aviators for military service in World War II. In 1953 the hangar was rendered obsolete after the completion of an expanded runway system and the construction of a new terminal and administrative building.
Other listings included this year on the list include the Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District in Comanche County for its significance associated with the work relief and public works programs of the New Deal in Oklahoma and its importance as a public recreational area. The district is also significant as an outstanding example of National Park Service Rustic architecture and landscape design as applied to a federal wildlife refuge.
The Oklahoma National Guard Armory, located at 200 NE 23rd St. in Oklahoma City, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Military and Economics as well as for its Streamline Moderne style.
The State Highway Department Testing Laboratory, located at 2311 N. Central Ave. in Oklahoma City is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Politics/Government and its Art Deco style.
Built by W. J. Hoover in 1928, the Iroquois Apartments building, located at 900 NW 13th St. in Oklahoma City is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Community Planning and Development and for its Tudor Revival style.
Harmony School, located at 1537 NE 24th St. in Oklahoma City is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Education and Ethnic Heritage as well as for its Classical Revival style.  
The State Historic Preservation Office is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.