NAS Chase Field-Building 1001

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Overview of site, looking northeast - Naval Air Station Chase Field, Building 1001, Independence Street, .45 mile south of intersection of Texas State Highway and Independence HABS TEX,13-BEEVI.V,1A-8.tif
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NAS Chase Field-Building 1001
LocationIndependence St., 0.45 mi. S of jct. with SH 202, Beeville, Texas
Coordinates 28°22′22″N97°39′48″W / 28.37278°N 97.66333°W / 28.37278; -97.66333
Arealess than one acre
Built1943 (1943)
Built by Brown Bellows & Columbia
Architect Robert & Company
MPS NAS Chase Field MPS
NRHP reference No. 94000050 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1994

The NAS Chase Field-Building 1001, also known as Administration Building, in Beeville, Texas was built in 1943. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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Building 1001 was one of the first buildings completed on the field, in 1943. It served as the "symbolic heart" of the naval air station until the station closed in 1993. All commanding officers of the base have been officed there. It served as an administration building. It is a two-story H-shaped building with a four-story tower that provides a sweeping view of the area. [2]

It is one of seven buildings on Naval Air Station Chase Field that were listed on the National Register as part of a study of its historic resources. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David Moore, Terri Myers, and Diana Nicklaus (June 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: NAS Chase Field, Building 1001 / Administration Building". National Archives.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog Archived 2017-01-03 at the Wayback Machine )
  3. David Moore, Terri Myers, Matt Goebel, and Diana Nicklaus (March 30, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Properties Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville Vicinity, Bee County, Texas" . Retrieved February 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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