Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base

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Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base
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Location100 Block of Neville Rd., Quantico Marine Base, Quantico, Virginia
Coordinates 38°31′36″N77°18′1″W / 38.52667°N 77.30028°W / 38.52667; -77.30028 Coordinates: 38°31′36″N77°18′1″W / 38.52667°N 77.30028°W / 38.52667; -77.30028
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000540 [1]
VLR No.287-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2009
Designated VLRMarch 19, 2009 [2]

Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base, also known as Building Number 1 and Quarters 1, is a historic home located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, [3] Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1920, and is a large, two-story, concrete-block-and-frame, Dutch Colonial Revival style house. The main block consists of a two-story, five-bay, symmetrical, gambrel-roofed central block with lower level walls covered with stucco. It has flanking wings consisting of a service wing and wing with a porch and second story addition. Also on the property is a contributing two-car, hipped roof, stucco-covered garage. The house is a contributing resource with the Quantico Marine Base Historic District. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "History of Marine Corps Base Quantico Program".
  4. Stephen A. Hansen (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos