NAS Chase Field-Building 1015
Also known as: Landplane Hangar
Why it's listed
Building 1015, known originally as the Landplane Hangar, is a two-story wood-frame aircraft hangar on Byrd Street at the former NAS Chase Field near Beeville, Texas. A low barrel-vault roof carried by laminated wooden trusses covers a large open interior, and aluminum doors about 91 feet wide open the front and rear. Completed in 1943, it was among the first buildings finished when the base was commissioned. Robert & Company designed it, and Brown Bellows & Columbia served as general contractor. It is the only World War II-era hangar built on the base and is the largest surviving historic resource there. The hangar reflects the Navy's pilot training mission and its expanded commitment to aviation, and it represents a building type developed by the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks for wartime emergency construction. Alterations include removal of the control tower in 1957, shed-roof additions in 1969 and 1970, and enclosed balconies in 1971. It was used for offices and storage until the base closed in 1993.
Significance in brief: The hangar was one of the first buildings finished at the naval auxiliary air station and is the only World War II-era hangar built on the base. It reflects the Navy's pilot training mission and its expanded commitment to aviation during the war. It is also a distinctive building type engineered by the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks for the emergency construction program.
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 94000052, listed February 23, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Byrd St. 0.82 mi. SSE of jct. of TX 202 and Independence St., Beeville |
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| County | Bee County |
| Listed | February 23, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94000052 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1943-1945 |
| Architect / builder | Robert & Company/Brown Bellows & Columbia |
| Architectural style | No Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Military |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant/not in use; it served as office and storage space until the base closed in 1993. The building is in good condition with its integrity largely intact. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 28.36941, -97.66088 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94000052.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001197
- This listing as JSON
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