National Register of Historic Places Evaluation of the Bay Palms Golf Course Complex North Golf Course (8HI15282; Facility 1183), MacDill Air Force Base, Hillsborough County, Florida
Creators: name: Sennott, Stephen
name: Orr, Andrew
name: Gierek, Lynn
name: Konnie Wescott
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Hillsborough (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/14418/hillsborough-county
subject: Florida
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/184/florida
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: 8HI15282
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/138511/8hi15282
subject: Facility 1183
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/138512/facility-1183
subject: Bay Palms Gold Course Complex North Golf Course
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/138510/bay-palms-gold-course-complex-north-golf-course
subject: Golf Course
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2765/golf-course
subject: Evaluation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/574/evaluation
subject: National Register
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/112272/national-register
subject: Historic Inventory
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/75407/historic-inventory
subject: NRHP
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/9857/nrhp
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: This evaluation aids MacDill Air Force Base in its management of historic properties under its jurisdiction as required by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. Argonne National Laboratory conducted this evaluation of the North Golf Course (Facility 1183) to assist MacDill Air Force Base in updating and completing their inventory and evaluation of its two 18-hole golf courses. Built in two phases, the North Golf Course (Facility 1183) was constructed between 1950 and 1953. After a 1994 HABS report and later historic building inventories of MacDill Air Force Base’s Cold War Era facilities, the Florida Division of Historical Resources staff requested a re-evaluation of the historic origins of the North Golf Course (Facility 1183) and verification of whether the 1862nd Engineer Aviation Battalion had played a significant role in its construction. Without finding documentary evidence of any direct association, this study determined that it is unlikely that the 1862nd Engineer Aviation Battalion was involved with 1950-53 construction of the North Golf Course because the unit had been deactivated in 1946. Also, Argonne National Laboratory found that the Bay Palms Golf Complex North Golf Course (8HI15282; Facility 1183) does not meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as an individual site or property, nor as a contributing element to a historic district. Therefore, Argonne National Laboratory recommends the Bay Palms Golf Complex North Golf Course (8HI15282, Facility 1183) not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.