General Information
| Other name(s): | Command Naval Base San Francisco Headquarters; Administration Building; Naval Station Treasure Island |
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| Completion: | 1938 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Architectural style: |
Art Deco Stripped Classicism |
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| Function / usage: |
later use: Military building current use: Museum building |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2008 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 37° 49' 2.10" N 122° 22' 15.25" W |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Chronology
| 1938 | Erected for the Golden Gate International Exposition. |
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18 February 1939
— 29 September 1940 |
Golden Gate International Exposition. After the end of the exposition the building is briefly used by Pan Am for its Clipper flights. |
| 1941 | The U.S. Navy acquires Treasure Island upon the U.S. entry into World War II. "Building One" becomes command and communications center for the duration of the war. Admiral Chester Nimitz runs the war in the Pacific from the basement theater. |
| 1976 — 1997 | Treasure Island Museum occupies the lobby of Building One. It also houses Navy Headquarters for the San Francisco naval base. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Administration Building, Treasure Island, on Treasure Island, California, is a Moderne style building designed by William Peyton Day and George William Kelham. It has also been known as Building 1, as Command Naval Base San Francisco Headquarters, and as Naval Station Treasure Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Construction began in 1937 with landfill and site preparation, and was completed in 1938. During the Golden Gate International Exposition the building functioned as the terminal for Pan American Airways China Clipper transpacific flying boat service. The United States Navy took over Treasure Island when the exposition ended and rather than continue as an airport, the building became an administration building.
The building housed a museum until 1997. In 2011, San Francisco purchased Treasure Island from the U.S. Navy and there are plans to reopen the museum as part of a redevelopment project.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Administration Building, Treasure Island" and modified on October 11, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- George W. Kelham (architect)
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Weeks & Day
- William Peyton Day (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20017038 - Published on:
26/07/2005 - Last updated on:
06/03/2022
