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Administration Building Image Gallery

Image Gallery for the NASA Glenn Administration Building website: www.nasa.gov/glenn-administration-building/. The Administration Building was the base for center leadership for over 80 years. The building, commonly known as the Ad Building, location just inside the main gate made it the primary gateway for visitors.

Illustration of the Administration Building's lobby as seen from the front entrance. The doors behind the desk open to the...
Watercolor rendering of the lobby.
A 1942 illustration of the Administration Building's auditorium.
Watercolor illustration of auditorium.
This sign, seen here in early 2025, was located just outside the entrance to the Administration Building's auditorium.
Blue letters spelling "Auditorium" on wood wall.
A 1942 illustration of the Administration Building's foyer room across from the auditorium.
Watercolor rendering of the foyer room.
Construction of the AERL Administration Building in September 1942. The building officially opened on December 15, 1942.
vintage black and white view of the administration buidling from the parking lot from between two 1940s automobiles.
Room 223, which served as the Director's Office from 1948-1960, and its adjacent conference room were the only completely wood-paneled...
Paneled office with desk.
These glass doors at the northern end of the Administration Building's main corridor lead into the Director's Suite (2025).
Glass doors leading into office.
A banquet was held in the Administration Building's auditorium in November 1945 in honor of military liaison Edwin Page.
Banquet in auditorium.
A group of 60 Army Air Forces officers visited the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory...
NACA staff prepare the Administration Building's auditorium for a luncheon in June 1945 for visiting aviation writers.
Women standing by tables in auditorium.
Receptionist Mary Louise Gosney enjoys the new Administration Building at the NACA’s Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. The Administration Building, which...
Woman at reception desk in lobby.
Illustration of the Executive Engineer's Office in the AERL's Administration Building. This served as the Director's Office from the 1960s...
Watercolor illustration of corner office.
The stairwells at either end of the Administration Building's main corridors were among the building's most striking features (2025).
View down stairwell with glass block window in background.
Illustration of the Engineer-in-Charge's Office on the second floor of the AERL's Administration Building (1942).
Watercolor illustration of office with desk and table.
This illustration of the Director's Office in Room 223 of the Administration Building was done in 1942. It appears the...
Watercolor rendering of directors office.
Illustration of the Administration Building's lobby as seen from the southern corner (1942).
Watercolor rendering of the lobby.
Room 215 in the Administration Building was created specifically to conduct meetings of the NACA committees (1942).
Watercolor rendering of conference room.
This drawing indicates that a cornerstone was originally intended for the Administration Building. It was never added.
Blueprint drawing of cornerstone
Architectural drawing with several of the design elements of the Administration Building. The NACA insignia above the entrance was never...
Elevation drawing of building.
This aerial photograph from June 1943 shows the Administration Building near the front of the AERL campus with other facilities...
Aerial view of laboratory under construction.
George Lewis, the NACA's Director of Aeronautical Research, speaks to AERL employees in front of the hangar in 1942. Construction...
Two men on platform addressing crowd.
View from the AERL's hangar roof in September 1941. The Administration Building would be constructed in the area on the...
View down on roads being constructed.
NACA leaders view a model of the new Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL) in 1942. From left to right: Ernest...
The Administration Building, to the right of the hangar, was located near the main entrance to the laboratory with the...
Aerial view of the center campus.
The laboratory newsletter, Wing Tips, featured an article in December 1942 on the completion of the Administration Building.
Newsletter article about building move.
The AERL's Fuels and Lubricants Building, also building in 1942, had a nearly identical footprint and exterior design. It contained...
View of main entrance to brick building.
The main entrance to the Administration Building as it initially appeared in the early 1940s. The appearance remained unchanged until...
Stairs and entrance to building.
Director Raymond Sharp welcomes NACA Executive Secretary John Victory into the Administration Building for the dedication of the Aircraft Engine...
Group of men at front entrance to building.
NACA employees mark the end of World War II in the European theater with a ceremony on May 9, 1945...
People outside building with heads bowed.
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Room 223 in the Administration Building featured portraits of NACA Executive Committee members. A doorway...
Three men standing in office.
Special meeting of the NACA's Executive Committee in May 1944 held in the Administration Building's Committee Room. Attendees include George...
Group of people sitting at confernce table.
The Committee Room (Room 215) was Glenn Research Center's premier meeting room for decades.
Empty conference room.
Meeting of the NACA Executive Committee. The Committee Room (Room 215) in the Administration Building went largely unchanged throughout the...
Group seated around table in conference room.
Center Director Raymond Sharp in Room 111 of the Administration Building in 1947. The following year, he relocated to Room...
Man standing with suitcase in office.
The library on the second floor of the Administration Building as it appeared in 1951.
People sitting at tables in library.
The Administration Building's reception desk remained in service until the 1990s. This photograph shows the campus map as it appeared...
Desk with wall map behind.
The Administration Building's auditorium in 1943 shortly after its completion. The room was the center's primary meeting space for over...
View from back of empty auditorium.
The auditorium in the Administration Building was used for meetings, visitors, and social activities. Here, tables are set up for...
Display tables in auditorium.
View into the Administration Building's meeting room from the Director's Office (1947).
View through door into conference room.
Room 7, which was located Director's Office in the Administration Building, was used extensively in the 1940s and 1950s.
Group of men sitting at long table.