• Source: Naval Air Station Richmond Headquarters Building

    • The Naval Air Station Richmond Headquarters Building is a National Register of Historic Places-listed building in Miami, Florida. Built in 1942 as part of a blimp facility used in naval defense, the base was closed in 1961 and used for intelligence operations and military reserve activities until the base was significantly damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Following the hurricane, all base buildings were demolished except for the headquarters building, which in 2010 was relocated within the base and in 2018 was reopened as the Miami-Dade Military Museum.


    History


    The two-story wooden building was originally the headquarters to the Richmond Naval Air Station, a blimp facility which focused on defending the southeast and Caribbean from German U Boat activities. The building was later used as a CIA headquarters for a covert operation. It was occupied by the Army Reserve and later the Marine Corps Reserve before being abandoned by the government. Anthony Atwood procured it from the federal government for $1 with the condition that he move it off federal property.
    In 2019, Atwood was almost out of resources to keep the museum open. By 2022 Miami-Dade County stepped in to support the museum as a learning institution and to support ROTC activities. In April 2024, the museum gained approval to erect a historical marker in Chapman Field.


    See also


    List of Museums in Florida
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
    Timeline of Miami, Florida history


    External links


    Museum website


    References

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