Administration Building, Treasure Island

The Administration Building, Treasure Island, on Treasure Island, California, is a Moderne style building designed by William Peyton Day and George William Kelham that was built in 1938. 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.[1][2]

Administration Building, Treasure Island
Building One
LocationSE Corner of Avenue of the Palms and California Ave., Treasure Island, California
Coordinates37°49′1″N 122°22′13″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1938
ArchitectDay, William Peyton; Kelham, George William
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.08000081[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 2008

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.[3]

The Administration Building served as the "Berlin Airport" in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[4] It appeared as a hotel in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and also appears in the second season of Netflix's The OA.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Toni Webb (December 2, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Administration Building, Treasure Island". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. "Treasure Island Museum Association". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. "Administration Building – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – San Francisco, CA". Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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