{"nrhp_refnum":"94000055","name":"NAS Chase Field-Quarters R","other_names":["Commanding Officer's Quarters"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Essex St. 0.43 mi. SSW of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beeville","county":"Bee County","state":"TX","lat":28.37440802800006,"lon":-97.66418729299994,"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":"Quarters R, also called the Commanding Officer's Quarters, is a one-story frame dwelling on Essex Street at NAS Chase Field near Beeville, Bee County, Texas. It was built in 1943 by Brown Bellows & Columbia to a design by Robert & Company.","why_significant":"It was part of the earliest and most important construction phase at the World War II naval auxiliary air station. It is one of only two single-family dwellings built at the base during the war, an exception to the austerity program for base construction. It also served as the home of the base's highest-ranking officer. It is nominated under Criterion A at the local level.","narrative":"Quarters R is a one-story frame house on Essex Street at the former NAS Chase Field near Beeville, Texas. Built in 1943 when the naval auxiliary air station opened, it housed the commanding officer. Robert & Company of Atlanta designed it, and Brown Bellows & Columbia, a consortium of three Houston-based firms, built it. The house has a modified rectangular plan, a pier-and-beam foundation, wood-frame construction, galbestos siding, a flat roof with extended eaves, and a brick interior chimney. A small detached garage stands to the southwest. The house has no distinctive style, like most wartime buildings at the base. Its significance rests on its role in the base's earliest construction phase. It was one of only two single-family dwellings built there during the war, despite a 1942 austerity program, and it reflects the esteem given to the commanding officer. It remained the commanding officer's residence until the base closed in 1993, and its exterior has changed very little.","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 as its current function. The building is described as in good condition and virtually unaltered, with minor changes such as partial enclosure of the front porch. The base closed in 1993.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.367389-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/9681/40968181/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94000055.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968181","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000910"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bee-county/nas-chase-field-quarters-r-94000055/"}