National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Bee County

Bee County Texas (Vacant / Not In Use) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include NAS Chase Field--Building 1040, Medio Creek Bridge, NAS Chase Field--Building 1001, NAS Chase Field--Building 1009 and NAS Chase Field--Building 1015.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bee County places including Robert & Company, Brown Bellows & Columbia, Austin Brothers Bridge Co., Brown Bellows & Company, W.C. Stevenson and New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Bee Country are Early Commercial.

Medio Creek Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002000)

Also known as Normanna Bridge

CR 241 , Normanna

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Austin Brothers Bridge Co., New Jersey Steel & Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Building 1001 (added 1994 - - #94000050)

Also known as Administration Building

Independence St., 0.45 mi. S of jct. with TX 202 , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Building 1009 (added 1994 - - #94000051)

Also known as Enlisted WAVES Barracks

Essex St. 0.68 mi. SSE of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Building 1015 (added 1994 - - #94000052)

Also known as Landplane Hangar

Byrd St. 0.82 mi. SSE of jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown Bellows & Columbia, Robert & Company

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Building 1040 (added 1994 - - #94000053)

Also known as Auditorium/Gym/Chapel

Enterprise St. 0.37 mi. SSE of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Building 1042 (added 1994 - - #94000054)

Also known as Brig

Ofstie Rd. 0.6 mi. SSE of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Quarters R (added 1994 - - #94000055)

Also known as Commanding Officer's Quarters

Essex St. 0.43 mi. SSW of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

NAS Chase Field--Quarters S (added 1994 - - #94000056)

Also known as Executive Officer's Quarters

Essex St. 0.45 mi. SSW of the jct. of TX 202 and Independence St. , Beeville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Praeger Building (added 1982 - - #82004490)

110 W. Corpus Christi St. , Beeville

Cdsanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stevenson,W.C.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress