Senior Officers Quarters Historic District, Yerba Buena Island
Also known as: Senoir Officers' Quarters Historic District; National Station Treasure Island
Why it's listed
Senior Officers' Quarters Historic District occupies about an acre on a hilltop above East Point on Yerba Buena Island, north of Interstate 80 and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It contains eleven contributing resources: Quarters 1 through 7, three ancillary buildings (83, 205 and 230), and interrelated landscape elements, built between 1900 and 1944. The group sits on the island's largest flat, buildable area, which served as its main housing complex. Quarters 1, completed around 1900, is a three-story Classical Revival residence with a Doric portico, solariums and a central-hall plan. Also called the Nimitz Residence, it housed the Naval Station commandant until 1945 and Flag Officers afterward until 1997. Quarters 2 through 5 are similar three-story, clapboard-clad houses finished in 1900 and 1901. During the 1930s the Navy beautified the island, and landscape designer Lucille Woolpert designed the gardens behind the quarters. The district reflects the island's long role as a Navy station.
Significance in brief: The district served as the main housing complex for senior officers on the Navy's Yerba Buena Island station. Quarters 1, also known as the Nimitz Residence, was the commandant's and later the Flag Officers' residence. The district also includes gardens designed in the 1930s by landscape designer Lucille Woolpert. The excerpt does not state the criteria or the period of significance.
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 08000085, listed February 26, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Whiting Way at Northgate Rd., North shore of Yerba Buena Island, Yerba Buena Island |
|---|---|
| County | San Francisco |
| Listed | February 26, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000085 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Quarters 1-5 served as officers' quarters until 1997; the form lists current functions as single-family dwellings, secondary structure and landscape. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 37.81315, -122.36378 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000085.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141642375
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.