{"nrhp_refnum":"91001380","name":"Quarters 1, Yerba Buena Island, Naval Training Station","other_names":["Residence of the Commander,Naval Base,San Francisco","Nimitz H"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Whiting Way, Yerba Buena Island","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Francisco","county":"San Francisco","state":"CA","lat":37.812446770000065,"lon":-122.36372567699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Quarters 1 is a two-story Classical Revival wood-frame residence at 1 Whiting Way on Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, built in 1899-1900 as the Commandant's house for the Naval Training Station. It is also known as Nimitz House.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its role in developing military installations defending the Pacific Coast, as the Commandant's residence at the first U.S. Naval Training Station on the Pacific Coast. Under Criterion C, it is an unusual Classical Revival naval residence, a style fashionable for Bay Area private homes but not typical of Navy base housing. Its link to Admiral Nimitz, who died there, was not judged sufficient for Criterion B.","narrative":"Quarters 1 is a two-story, 5,886-square-foot wood-frame house on Yerba Buena Island, built in 1899-1900 as the Commandant's residence for the first U.S. Naval Training Station on the Pacific Coast. Its Classical Revival design includes a hip-roofed central block, three dormers, flanking wings with solaria, and a three-bay porch with fluted Doric columns. Inside, the ground-floor rooms have Ionic columns and Classical mantels. A 1934 fire damaged the upper floor, which was rebuilt as before, and earlier changes occurred before 1940. A formal garden designed in 1938 by Lucille Woolpert lies on the northwest side. The house was listed for its place in the development of Pacific Coast military defenses and for its unusual style among naval housing. After the training station closed in 1916, it became the residence of the Commander of the Naval Base, and it is also called Nimitz House because Admiral Chester Nimitz died there in 1966.","period_of_significance":"1899-1916 (amended by the Keeper from 1898-1916 as stated in the form)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition; still the residence of the Commander of the Naval Base, San Francisco.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.29925-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91001380.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08000085","name":"Senior Officers Quarters Historic District, Yerba Buena Island","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/senior-officers-quarters-historic-district-yerba-buena-island-08000085/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861261","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133504682"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-francisco/quarters-1-yerba-buena-island-naval-training-station-91001380/"}