Historic Hempstead Plains - Nassau County, Long Island

The buildings at Mitchel Field.


Mitchel Field Buildings Current day view From the past Status
Building 102 - First home of CONAC. 

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1969

NCC admin.
Building - Bradley Hall (current name) - This building was the Bachelor Officers Quarters.

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1943

NCC Bradley hall
Building 101 -Barracks

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  NC - Police academy. It was the South Hall of NCC.
Building 105 - HQ 1st Bomber command

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  NCC North hall
Building 104 - barracks - Duncan Ave.

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  NCC - class rooms- At one time the home of Channel 21.
Building - main exchange

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  NCC book store
Building 108 - enlisted men's club

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  Military - closed
Building 107 - Movie theater - Miller Ave.

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 1940s

Military - closed
Building 112 - Hospital - Hospital Road

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  NCC - classes - Home of WHPC 90.3, try it, it is a good station.
Building - NCO quarters - Davis Ave.

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 Early 1970's

NC? - contained a beautiful mural painted by aviators.
Building - Officers club - Miller Ave.

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  NCC - classes?
Building - Gymnasium - Miller Ave.

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  Military - operating
Building - Operations

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NCC 
Building - Photo labs / archives- Davis Ave. This building also housed prisoners in addition to its use as a photo lab.

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  NC- Demolition completed in Dec 1999. Added photos of the demolition.
Building - Commissary store - RR Ave.

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  Military -operating
Building 21 -The base radio station.

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  Military - base radio station. - Inactive
Building - War Department Theater

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TBD

Military - inactive.
Building 26 - Well house and pump

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  Military - inactive.
Building 35 - Post bakery

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  Military - inactive.
Building 50 - base electric sply and vault

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   ?
Hangar ( 7 ?) - 1st one east of operations bldg.

Exterior view contributed by Steve Torborg of the Steam Engine 35 restoration group.

N/A

1969 interior

1970's exterior
demolished - classrooms built in its place.
Hangar 4 (? s/b 6?) - Davis Avenue Hangar line

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  NC - cradle
Fire House and( Prison (1950's)) - warning this building may be destroyed. As incredible as it sounds,. the Museums at Mitchel will build a Police and Fire Museum only feet away and destroy a landmark with an interesting history. Considering its history and location you would hope they will reconsider.

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  NC - cradle
Navy exchange

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  Military exchange
Navy exchange warehouse

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  warehouse
T78 Transient Airmen's Quarters

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1950's

Demolished - date unknown.
T142 - Wood frame W.W.II building (Davis Ave.) The building was used for storage. This building also was used a work shop for the Steam Engine 35 restoration project. It was used until it became unsafe.

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  Nassau County - collapsing 3/99- demolished by 7/10/1999
T144 - wood frmae , corrugated steel. Listed as storehouse on the official building list. This was used as the Headquarters for the Steam Engine 35 restoration group. Building had been restored to operating condition by the SE35 group.

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  Demolished 1999. Restoration group relocated to track area. Track area under Navy control.
T152 - Wood frame W.W.II -north of bldg. 101. It was used as a barracks.

N/A

1969 partial demolished (70's ?)
T154 - Wood frame W.W.II building (Miller Ave.). This building housed part of Mitchel's phone system.

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  NCC a/v bldg.
T161, T160, T159 mess hall and infirmary barracks respectively.

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Demolished in the 1970's - 80's.
"Boom Town" various "t" buildings - the boom town area is north of the rail line and south of Stewart Avenue. It provided much neede space during the W.W. II period and the Korean War period.

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1973

Current use - U.S. Postal Service, commercial building and military housing.
Swimming pool Ca 1932 (officers only?)

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  NCC - closed
Swimming pool - W.W.II or after?

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  Military - open
Heat plant - .South West corner of Mitchel Field. One of two plants, the other was on the East end of the hangar line.

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  Nassau County - Demolished 9/17/99 and prior 70's
       
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