NAS Chase Field-Quarters R
a.k.a. Commanding Officer's Quarters
Essex St. 0.43 mi. SSW of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St., Beeville, TXQuarters R, the Commanding Officer's residence, was part of the earliest and most historically significant phase of construction at NAS Chase Field, a World War II-era naval auxiliary air station built near Beeville, Texas. Although the building appears much as it did when it was completed in 1943, Quarter R was one of the thousands of temporary buildings constructed at bases across the United States in response to the worldwide military emergency. As such, it lacks architectural distinction. However, as one of only two individual dwellings built at NAS Chase Field during the war era, Quarters R is a rare example of single-family housing at the base from that period. Furthermore, the building's historic and symbolic role as the residence of the base's highest ranking officer adds to its individual merit. Quarters R relates to the historic context, Chase Field: A World War II Naval Auxiliary Air Station, 1943-1946, and to the statewide context, U.S. Military 19191945. Quarters R is nominated to the National Register under Criterion A, at the local level of significance, for its historic associations with the World War II-era naval auxiliary air station.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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