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| Naval Station Great Lakes | |
|---|---|
| Part of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | |
| North Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
 Naval Station Great Lakes insignia | |
  Naval Station Great Lakes Location in Illinois  Naval Station Great Lakes Location in United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°18′36″N 87°51′00″W / 42.31000°N 87.85000°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  United States of America |
| Controlled by |  United States Navy |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1911–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Captain William Bulis, USN |
| Garrison | Recruit Training Command |
Great Lakes Naval Training Station | |
 Great Lakes Building 1 | |
| Nearest city | North Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Area | 193.2 acres (78.2 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Jarvis Hunt, Et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Federal Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002890[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1986 |
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only current boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres (6.59 km2) and has 69 mi (111 km) of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities. Within the naval service, it has several different nicknames, including "The Quarterdeck of the Navy",[2] or the more derogatory "Great Mistakes". It is also referred to as "second boot camp" while at Training Support Command.[3]
The original 39 buildings built between 1905 and 1911 were designed by Jarvis Hunt.[4]
The base functions similarly to a small city, with its own fire department, Naval Security Forces (Police), and public works department.
One of the landmarks of the area is Building 1, also known as the clocktower building. Completed in 1911, the building is made of red brick, and has a tower over the third floor of the building. The large parade ground in front of the administration building is named Ross Field.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Recruit Training Command". Navy.
- ^ Webb, Brandon; David Mann, John (2012). The Red Circle. Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-250-01840-3.
... Naval Station Great Lakes (or unofficially, Great Mistakes)
- ^ "Jarvis Hunt Buildings". math.uic.edu. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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