{"nrhp_refnum":"04000852","name":"Camp Pendleton-State Military Reservation Historic District","other_names":["State Rifle Range","VDHR File Number 134-0413"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by General Booth Blvd., S. Birdneck Rd., and the Atlantic Ocean within Military Reservation Property","address_restricted":false,"city":"Virginia Beach (Independent City)","county":"Virginia Beach","state":"VA","lat":36.81666900050007,"lon":-75.98040620275339,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Military","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Virginia Army National Guard military installation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, laid out in 1911 as the State Rifle Range, with construction beginning in 1912 and major later campaigns by the U.S. Navy (1917-1919) and the U.S. Army (World War II).","why_significant":"The district preserves the layout of a state rifle range and training camp that grew through three building campaigns. It contains a large group of standardized World War II temporary buildings built from Quartermaster Corps 700 Series drawings, along with earlier bungalows and support buildings. It also held Virginia's first state-owned airfield and served as Camp Pendleton during World War II.","narrative":"Camp Pendleton/State Military Reservation is a Virginia Army National Guard facility just south of the main resort area of Virginia Beach. It began as the State Rifle Range, laid out in 1911 with construction starting in 1912. Three major building campaigns shaped it. The first established the rifle range core, the U.S. Navy added buildings in 1919 during World War I, and the U.S. Army built the majority of the surviving structures during World War II, when the post was dedicated as Camp Pendleton. Those wartime buildings, including barracks and mess halls, follow Quartermaster Corps 700 Series drawings and were meant to be temporary, yet sixty-nine remain. Earlier resources include bungalows used as officers' housing, brick ammunition buildings, and concrete block support buildings. The post also held the first state-owned airfield in Virginia, which served civilian and military aircraft. The district includes 114 contributing resources, among them six sites such as the rifle ranges, drill field and cantonment roads.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"U.S. Navy (1917-1919 campaign); U.S. Army / Quartermaster Corps (World War II, 700 Series drawings); Civil Works Administration (1930s mess buildings)","architectural_style":"Other/World War II Temporary Buildings; Other/World War I Buildings; Early 20th Century American Movements/Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Remains an active Virginia Army National Guard facility; some buildings are occupied as residences and four buildings are scheduled for demolition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.958139-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/6840/41684005/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04000852.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000852/b4923b9bd3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000852/b4923b9bd3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"PumpkinSky","credit_html":"PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RifleRangeTowerCampPendleton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684005","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Pendleton_(Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5027498"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/virginia-beach/camp-pendleton-state-military-reservation-historic-district-04000852/"}