AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Historic Aerospace Site
The Red Barn
This former shipyard was the first home of The Boeing Company, founded in 1916. Affectionately called the Red Barn, this structure, built in 1909, produced the first Boeing aircraft. Starting with the Model C, all early Boeing production took place in this building.
Here, the entrepreneurial spirit of William E. Boeing, coupled with engineering innovation, ingenuity and perseverance, paved the way for the quickly unfolding history of commercial aviation. The Red Barn is believed to be the oldest surviving aircraft manufacturing building in America.
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