Quarters 10 and Building 267, Yerba Buena Island
Why it's listed
Quarters 10 and its one-car garage, Building 267, sit on a steep hillside at Northgate and Macalla roads on Yerba Buena Island. Built in 1948 by the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks, the house is two stories with a flat roof, overhanging eaves, and an irregular plan that includes a curved, heavily glazed east facade. Its walls are board-formed concrete, partly covered with narrow lapped siding, possibly to match nearby officers' quarters. Patios with scored sunburst designs lie beneath overhangs supported by pipe columns. The garage is poured concrete with matching siding. The house was the only residence built on the island after World War II, when the island became an officers' housing compound serving Treasure Island. It marks a shift in military housing from Classical traditions toward Modern design, and its look reflects the Bay Tradition of regional modernism. It is considered locally significant for architecture and retains a high degree of integrity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the property is locally significant under Criterion C as an example of mid-twentieth-century military residential design moving from Classical Revival to Modern. It blends Modern and International characteristics with elements of the regional Bay Tradition, which was unusual for military housing. It was the only residence built on the island in the post-war period and retains a high degree of integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000084, listed February 26, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. Northgate & Macalla Rds. North shore of Yerba Buena Island, Yerba Buena Island |
|---|---|
| County | San Francisco |
| Listed | February 26, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000084 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1948 |
| Architect / builder | Bureau of Yards and Docks (BuDocks); individual architect unknown |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Both buildings are listed with current function as single-family dwelling and secondary structure; the form says Quarters 10 has undergone little change since original construction. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 37.81189, -122.36395 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000084.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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