Architect and engineer . Unil Masanry Cunslnulinii—Common Brick hy McXrar Krkk Company OFFICERS QUARTERS. HAMILTON FIELD. CALIFORNIA. Blaring, Walls of Dickey Mastrrlilc OFFICERS QUARTERS, HAMILTON FIELD. CALIFORNIA cannot fail to be impressed most favorablyby the charm and attractiveness which hasbeen given this post. The magnitude of the development is in-dicated by its cost: $4,875,000. Additionalto buildings of all kinds are eight miles ofpaved streets, seven miles of sewers, eightmiles of water mains and extensive grad-ing. Captain H. B. Nurse of the Quarter-master Corps, who has been bui
Architect and engineer . Unil Masanry Cunslnulinii—Common Brick hy McXrar Krkk Company OFFICERS QUARTERS. HAMILTON FIELD. CALIFORNIA. Blaring, Walls of Dickey Mastrrlilc OFFICERS QUARTERS, HAMILTON FIELD. CALIFORNIA cannot fail to be impressed most favorablyby the charm and attractiveness which hasbeen given this post. The magnitude of the development is in-dicated by its cost: $4,875,000. Additionalto buildings of all kinds are eight miles ofpaved streets, seven miles of sewers, eightmiles of water mains and extensive grad-ing. Captain H. B. Nurse of the Quarter-master Corps, who has been building quar-ters for the Army for the past 20 years,planned and supervised construction ofHamilton Field. COTTAGES OF HOLLOW TILEDesign of the officers and non-commissionedofficers quarters was governed by three princi-pal factors: harmony of architectural design,foundation and earthquake possibilities. Themild climate of Marin County and its earlySpanish-American history made natural the se-lection of Spanish-Colonial as an architecturalmotif. Harmony in design was obtained by the con-sistent use of white stucco for the hollow
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