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Marine Division's Historic Headquarters Has Uncertain Future
By Andrew Dyer/ Military/ The San Diego Union-Tribune/ sandiegouniontribune.com
"The United States was newly at war in 1942 when the Marines moved into their new base on Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, a cattle ranch nestled between the Southern California cities of Oceanside and San Clemente.
The coastal location was ideal for a force in need of an amphibious training base. Scores of temporary military buildings were erected.
Today most of those buildings have either been replaced or remodeled.
One from that era remains relatively unchanged and some of its tenants hope remains that way long after they’re gone.
The building known colloquially as “The White House” has been the command post of the 1st Marine Division since 1946.
Built in 1943, it was constructed as a temporary structure, originally intended to stand for five years. Instead it has seen the division through almost every American military engagement since then.
Now the division has outgrown the facility, and a new modern headquarters is in the works. The future of this historic building is up in the air.
Kelli Brasket, Camp Pendleton’s cultural resources manager and archaeologist, said the base is nominating the building to be placed on the national register of historic places.
“It’s an early example of the Marine Corps’ growing presence on the west coast,” she said. “It’s (also) associated with a master architect — Myron Hunt.”
Hunt, whose firm designed many of the base’s early military buildings, is more well-known as the designer of the Rose Bowl......"
The headquarters of the 1st Marine Division on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, known affectionately as "The White House." (Andrew Dyer / Union-Tribune)
The exterior of the 1st Marine Division headquarters. Build in 1943, it has been the home of the division since 1946. The division will be moving into a new building once construction is funded. (Andrew Dyer / Union-Tribune)
Semper Fi - I hope it stays as a museum and the tradition of Matilda's stays too.
Richard
By Andrew Dyer/ Military/ The San Diego Union-Tribune/ sandiegouniontribune.com
"The United States was newly at war in 1942 when the Marines moved into their new base on Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, a cattle ranch nestled between the Southern California cities of Oceanside and San Clemente.
The coastal location was ideal for a force in need of an amphibious training base. Scores of temporary military buildings were erected.
Today most of those buildings have either been replaced or remodeled.
One from that era remains relatively unchanged and some of its tenants hope remains that way long after they’re gone.
The building known colloquially as “The White House” has been the command post of the 1st Marine Division since 1946.
Built in 1943, it was constructed as a temporary structure, originally intended to stand for five years. Instead it has seen the division through almost every American military engagement since then.
Now the division has outgrown the facility, and a new modern headquarters is in the works. The future of this historic building is up in the air.
Kelli Brasket, Camp Pendleton’s cultural resources manager and archaeologist, said the base is nominating the building to be placed on the national register of historic places.
“It’s an early example of the Marine Corps’ growing presence on the west coast,” she said. “It’s (also) associated with a master architect — Myron Hunt.”
Hunt, whose firm designed many of the base’s early military buildings, is more well-known as the designer of the Rose Bowl......"
The headquarters of the 1st Marine Division on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, known affectionately as "The White House." (Andrew Dyer / Union-Tribune)
The exterior of the 1st Marine Division headquarters. Build in 1943, it has been the home of the division since 1946. The division will be moving into a new building once construction is funded. (Andrew Dyer / Union-Tribune)
Semper Fi - I hope it stays as a museum and the tradition of Matilda's stays too.
Richard