{"nrhp_refnum":"09000540","name":"Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base","other_names":["Building Number 1, Quarters 1"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 Block of Neville Rd., Quantico Marine Base","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quantico","county":"Prince William County","state":"VA","lat":38.52862998100005,"lon":-77.30001013299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story Dutch Colonial Revival house of concrete block and frame, built in 1920 on less than an acre at Quantico Marine Base in Prince William County, Virginia, as the residence of the base's commanding general. The Department of Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks was the architect and the John K. Turton Company of New York City the builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is nationally significant under Criterion B for its association with Major General Smedley D. Butler, who commanded Quantico in 1920-1924 and 1929-1931 and lived here. His work there shaped Marine Corps professional education, early Marine aviation and public relations. The house is described as the best preserved residence he occupied during the most significant part of his career.","narrative":"Built in 1920 at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia, this two-story Dutch Colonial Revival house has served as the residence of the base's commanding general. It has a gambrel-roofed central block, stucco on the first floor, vinyl siding above, and wings added in the 1950s. A hipped-roof garage stands to the west. The interior keeps most of its historic fabric, including a central hall and stair, brick fireplaces and a butler's pantry. The Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks designed it and the John K. Turton Company of New York built it. It is the largest and best-appointed single-family house on the base. Its importance rests on Major General Smedley D. Butler, a much-decorated Marine who lived here while commanding Quantico in 1920-1924 and 1929-1931. During those years he helped turn a wartime camp into a permanent post, started educational programs that grew into the Marine Corps University, supported early aviation, and ran public outreach for the Corps.","period_of_significance":"1920-1931","architect_builder":"Department of Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks (architect); John K. Turton Company of New York City (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival (Dutch Colonial Revival, Flemish farmhouse variant)","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"The dwelling and garage are described as well maintained, and the house is still used as a single dwelling, the residence of the base commander.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.569816-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/6827/41682757/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/09000540.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000540/61b7295ed7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000540/61b7295ed7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeiferJM","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commander%27s_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">LeiferJM</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commander%27s_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000260","name":"Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/quantico-marine-corps-base-historic-district-01000260/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682757","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commanding_General%27s_Quarters,_Quantico_Marine_Base","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15211368"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/prince-william-county/commanding-generals-quarters-quantico-marine-base-09000540/"}