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FIGURE 31. The Nimitz Quarters. Circa 1970.
Note: The Nimitz Quarters (Building 1) was originally known as Yerba Buena Island's venerable "Navy Quarters l".
The home survived the 1906 earthquake and a structure fire in 1934. The quarters was locally known as the "Nimitz
Quarters" in honor of Five-star Fleet Admiral Nimitz who occupied the home from July 1963 through March 1966.
The impressive house has seven bedrooms, eight baths, high ceilings, an elevator, as well as exterior roman columns.
The house was built in 1900 at a cost of$14,824. In 1978, it was valued at $280,000. On September 10, 1991, the
Nimitz Quarters was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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