{"nrhp_refnum":"03000626","name":"Kelly Field Historic District","other_names":["1600/1700 Area","Kelly Air Force Base"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly encompassing the 1600 abd 1700 Areas of Kelly AFB","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.382431239000027,"lon":-98.5708453970303,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A military historic district forming the core of the pre-World War II and wartime development at Kelly Field (Kelly Air Force Base), San Antonio, Texas, with 39 contributing resources built mostly between 1940 and 1943.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant for its association with pilot training, mobilization and support activities at Kelly Field during World War II, when the base ran programs of national or regional importance. It also retains a planned axial layout and a cohesive group of Art Moderne and Mediterranean/Spanish Colonial Revival buildings that keep a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Located near the center of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, this district preserves the core of the base's pre-World War II mobilization and wartime build-up. Most of its buildings, structures, objects and sites went up between 1940 and 1943 to train, house, supply and maintain recruits, instructors and officers. A formal axial plan centers on the Esplanade, a lawn-and-tree park about 1,100 feet long, flanked by large Mediterranean-style barracks and an academic building, with an 85-foot octagonal Art Moderne Miniature Range Building at one end. Smaller warehouses, shops and utility buildings line secondary streets, while Art Moderne housing for noncommissioned and company officers sits at the edges. Of 58 resources, 39 contribute to the district's character. Alterations such as window replacements, demolished temporary barracks and a new chapel have not erased the original layout. The district was listed for its link to wartime pilot training and its cohesive planning and architecture.","period_of_significance":"1940-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Art Moderne; Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Resources are described as well maintained; the area remains in use as a supply depot, housing and related functions, with some buildings altered or converted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.934028-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/9712/40971292/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000626.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000626/251e367c9b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000626/251e367c9b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"USGS","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kellyafb-7jan1995.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">USGS</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kellyafb-7jan1995.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971292","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Field_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16851888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/kelly-field-historic-district-03000626/"}