{"nrhp_refnum":"94000051","name":"NAS Chase Field-Building 1009","other_names":["Enlisted WAVES Barracks"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Essex St. 0.68 mi. SSE of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beeville","county":"Bee County","state":"TX","lat":28.372570143000075,"lon":-97.66084289499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Building 1009 is a two-story, wood-frame former Enlisted WAVES Barracks at NAS Chase Field in Beeville, Bee County, Texas, built during World War II (the form gives 1943 and 1944) and designed by Robert & Company.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving barracks from the initial World War II construction at NAS Chase Field and was built specifically for enlisted women of the Navy's WAVES. The form argues it is a rare tangible link to women's contributions to the war effort and to the base's flight-training mission. Its significance rests on historical associations rather than architectural distinction.","narrative":"Building 1009 is a two-story, wood-frame barracks at the former Naval Air Station Chase Field in Beeville, Texas. Built during World War II, it housed enlisted women serving in the Navy's WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Robert & Company, an Atlanta-based engineering firm with a Corpus Christi office, designed it along with four similar barracks and most other wartime construction at the base. It is the only barracks from that first building phase still standing. The plain, utilitarian structure has a flat roof, galbestos siding and a concrete foundation. The Navy converted it to supply storage in 1954 and to offices about seven years later, and it served that purpose until the base closed in 1993. Its importance lies in its connection to women's wartime service. At Chase Field, WAVES operated flight simulators and held clerical and administrative posts, freeing men for combat and technical duties. The building was designed specifically for women, with partitions in the latrines, and is a rare surviving example of that approach.","period_of_significance":"1943-1945","architect_builder":"Robert & Company/Brown Bellows & Columbia","architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant/not in use; used as offices until the base closed in 1993. The form describes the building as in good condition in one place and as deteriorating in another.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.430504-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/9681/40968175/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94000051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000051/8c8fdd1bbe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000051/8c8fdd1bbe-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Overview_of_Essex_Street,_with_Building_1042_(brig)_in_foreground_and_Building_1009_(enlisted_waves_barracks),_toward_rear,_looking_northwest_-_Naval_Air_Station_Chase_Field,_HABS_TEX,13-BEEVI.V,1-3.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968175","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001191"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bee-county/nas-chase-field-building-1009-94000051/"}