{"nrhp_refnum":"72001382","name":"Quarters 1, Fort Myer","other_names":["See Also:Fort Myer Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Grant Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Arlington County","state":"VA","lat":38.88285529800004,"lon":-77.08101611079188,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-11-28","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1972-11-28","areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Quarters 1 is a brick, two-and-one-half-story officers' residence on Grant Avenue (\"Generals' Row\") at the entrance to the original Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, completed in May 1899.","why_significant":"It has been the home of every Army Chief of Staff since General Leonard Wood first occupied it in 1910, including MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower and Westmoreland. It is the northernmost of six large officers' residences described as the outstanding group of officers' quarters in America. The house is little changed since construction.","narrative":"Quarters 1 is a large brick residence at the north end of Grant Avenue, known as Generals' Row, at the entrance to the original Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. Completed in May 1899, it is two and one-half stories high and contains 21 rooms. It is one of six big officers' houses in the group, which looks east toward the Potomac and Washington. Its importance rests on its use: since 1910, when General Leonard Wood first lived there, it has been the home of each Army Chief of Staff. Occupants have included Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower and William Westmoreland. The house is described as little changed since it was built, with interior alterations that were superficial rather than structural. A 1967 housing record notes its last complete renovation in 1953. The Department of the Army owns the property, and the dwelling is not open to the public. It was recognized as a national historic landmark in the early 1970s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Department of the Army; not open to the public. Interior changes described as superficial rather than structural; last completely renovated in 1953 per a 1967 housing record.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.408673-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/6789/41678989/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/72001382_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001382/57508a1694-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001382/57508a1694-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Slowking4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quarters007.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Slowking4</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:Quarters007.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001380","name":"Fort Myer Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/fort-myer-historic-district-72001380/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678989","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarters_1_(Fort_Myer)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7269327"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/arlington-county/quarters-1-fort-myer-72001382/"}