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Hamilton Field, Base Commander's Quarters, 299 Casa Grande Real, Novato, Marin County, CA
Location299 Casa Grande Real,
Novato, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2398-BP
Significance: The base commander's residence, Field Officers' Quarters Type B, is the largest of the permanent housing units and is the only one of its type on the base. It was built in 1934 and has always been used to house the base commander. The quarters were equipped with all the modern amenities available at the time they were built and were architecturally unique in the military system. The building is significant as an example of the application of an important architectural trend (Spanish Colonial Revival) adapted to reflect California's mission heritage in a dramatic departure from traditional military architecture.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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WEST FRONT
WEST FRONT, NORTH PART, SHOWING GREAT OAK
LOOKING FROM FRONT DOOR DOWN PATH TO STREET
WEST FRONT, NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH WING
NORTH SIDE, NORTH WING, AND PARTIAL EAST (REAR) ELEVATION
EAST (REAR) ELEVATION, FROM LAWN BELOW PATIO
SOUTH AND EAST SIDES, NORTH WING, ALSO SHOWING CHIMNEY AND ENTRANCE TO PATIO
PATIO AND SOUTH WING, LOOKING SOUTH
ROCK FISH POND AND STAIRS LEADING TO PATIO FROM SOUTH WING. VIEW TO NORTHWEST
LOOKING WEST ALONG SOUTH WING TO DECK ATOP GARAGE, AND TO KITCHEN ENTRY STAIRS
SERVICE ENTRANCE AND KITCHEN ENTRY ABOVE, EAST PART OF SOUTH SIDE
LIVING ROOM, LOOKING NORTH TO FOYER FROM DINING ROOM ENTRY
FIREPLACE, FLANKED BY DOUBLE DOORS TO ENCLOSED PORCH EAST OF LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM, WEST WALL WINDOWS, TO DINING ROOM
DINING ROOM, SHOWING DOUBLE DOORS LEADING TO DECK ABOVE GARAGE
LOOKING WEST TOWARD DINING ROOM FROM KITCHEN, THROUGH BUTLER'S PANTRY
KITCHEN, LOOKING EAST TOWARD REAR ENTRY HALL AND MAID'S ROOM
PORCH, LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD KITCHEN. DOOR TO PATIO AT LEFT
BATHROOM OFF BEDROOM AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF GROUND FLOOR, NORTH WING. SHOWERS STAND SEPARATELY FROM BATHTUBS IN FACILITY NO. 299
CENTRAL HALL AND STAIR, NORTH WING
UPSTAIRS HALL, NORTH WING, TO MASTER BEDROOM.
MASTER BEDROOM, EAST SIDE OF NORTH WING
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