Brooke Army Medical Center
Also known as: Brooke General Hospital; Brooke General Hospital and Convalescent Center
Why it's listed
Building 1000 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio is an eight-story brick hospital completed in 1937 as the centerpiece of the post's New Post complex. Designed by the Office of the Constructing Quartermaster, it was built with National Industrial Recovery Act and Public Works Administration funds at a cost of about $1.6 million, and it provided jobs during the Depression. The Spanish Colonial Revival design includes a cast-stone entry portico with Spanish Baroque detailing, a stepped tower with a tile roof, and a lobby with a coffered ceiling and decorative tile floor. It opened as a station hospital, became Brooke General Hospital in 1942 and Brooke Army Medical Center in 1946, reflecting the post's change from infantry to medical training. It was listed for its military and medical history and as a fine example of quartermaster architecture. The hospital was abandoned in the mid-1990s after a new facility replaced it, yet it keeps strong integrity, with alterations mostly inside.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is significant for its role in military and health/medicine history, as Fort Sam Houston shifted from an infantry post to a medical post and the hospital became a national armed forces medical center and training facility. It is also significant as an excellent example of a quartermaster-designed Spanish Colonial Revival building. It 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 01001281, listed November 30, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Building 1000, Stanley Rd., Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio |
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| County | Bexar County |
| Listed | November 30, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01001281 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1935-1949 |
| Architect / builder | Office of the Constructing Quartermaster; Captain Edwin V. Dunston, Quartermaster Corps; R. E. McKee, Contractor, El Paso; Banspach Brothers, Foundation Contractor, San Antonio |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Health/Medicine, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The 1930s hospital building was abandoned in the mid-1990s when a new hospital was built in the eastern part of Fort Sam Houston and the Brooke Army Medical Center name moved to it. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 29.46646, -98.44946 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01001281.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110884919
- This listing as JSON
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