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{{Short description|Former US Navy Seabee base in Rhode Island}}
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'''Camp Endicott''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Seabee (US Navy)|Seabee]] facility, part of [[Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center]] at [[Quonset Point]] in [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island]]. A surviving portion of the camp,<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/north_kingstown/noki_camp-endicott-hd.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Camp Endicott Historic District|publisher=RI Preservation|accessdate=2015-09-22}}</ref> now mostly demolished, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris"/>


==History==
'''Camp Endicott''', later known as '''Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center,''' was a [[United States Navy]] base [[Seabee]] base. It is now a historic site between Seventh and Tenth streets in [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island]].
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The vast training camp built at [[Davisville, Rhode Island]] in 1942, provided more than 100,000 men of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions, better known as "Seabees," with construction training during [[World War II]]. During the [[Vietnam War]], eight Naval Mobile Construction Battalions representing some 4,000 Seabees were homeported at Davisville, in addition to 1,200 civilians.

The camp, also known as the Davisville Construction Battalion Center, was built in 1942 and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.

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The vast training camp built at [[Davisville, Rhode Island]] in 1942 provided more than 100,000 men of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions, better known as "Seabees," with construction training during World War II. During the Vietnam conflict, eight Naval Mobile Construction Battalions representing some 4,000 Seabees were homeported at Davisville, in addition to 1,200 civilians.


[[File:Mordecai Thomas Endicott.png|thumb|left|125px|Mordecai T. Endicott (1844–1926)]]
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott, the first Civil Engineer Corps Officer to be appointed Chief of the former [[Bureau of Yards and Docks]], Camp Endicott (later established as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville) was also the birthplace of the [[Quonset hut]]. These semi-cylindrically shaped, prefabricated, portable buildings were designed and produced at Davisville and shipped to various places throughout the world. Because of its design and worldwide dispersion, the Quonset Hut is considered one of the most universal structures in the world.
Named in honor of Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott, the first Civil Engineer Corps Officer to be appointed Chief of the former [[Bureau of Yards and Docks]], Camp Endicott (later established as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville) was also the birthplace of the [[Quonset hut]]. These semi-cylindrically shaped, prefabricated, portable buildings were designed and produced at Davisville and shipped to various places throughout the world. Because of its design and worldwide dispersion, the Quonset Hut is considered one of the most universal structures in the world.


The Camp Endicott Historical District at Davisville was established to preserve some of these structures as well as a portion of the former Camp that played a vital role in World War II. The seven-acre District, located at the southern boundary of the Center, contains 17 huts that are currently used by the NCBC Supply Department and a Navy Tenant Activity.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/ar/delta/davisvillencbc.htm Records of Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center] (Retrieved on May 17, 2009)</ref>
The Camp Endicott Historical District at Davisville was established to preserve some of these structures as well as a portion of the former Camp that played a vital role in World War II. The seven-acre District, located at the southern boundary of the Center, contained 17 huts.<ref name=NRHP/> When the area was slated for demolition, a few of the surviving huts were relocated to the [[Seabee Museum and Memorial Park]] elsewhere on the former camp grounds.
[[File:Oblique view of northeast corner, T-17 - Advance Base Depot Davisville, Building T-17, Ninth Street southeast of Davisville Road, Davisville, Washington County, RI HABS RI,5-DAVIL.V,1B-6.tif|thumb|right|150px|Undated HABS photo of a Quonset hut on site]]


==See also==
This was closed as part of the retribution by [[President Nixon]] and other Republican party leaders in 1974.
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island]]


==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121213053321/http://quonsetpoint.artinruins.com/ BASE: Advancing a Post-Military Landscape] An extensive photographic survey of the Davisville & adjacent Quonset Point Naval Bases completed in 2000 by Erik Carlson & Erica Carpenter.


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Latest revision as of 08:24, 6 January 2025

Camp Endicott
Surviving Camp Endicott Quonset huts at the Seabee Museum
Camp Endicott is located in Rhode Island
Camp Endicott
Camp Endicott is located in the United States
Camp Endicott
LocationNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island
Built1942
NRHP reference No.78000015[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1978

Camp Endicott was a United States Navy Seabee facility, part of Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. A surviving portion of the camp,[2] now mostly demolished, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History

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The vast training camp built at Davisville, Rhode Island in 1942, provided more than 100,000 men of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions, better known as "Seabees," with construction training during World War II. During the Vietnam War, eight Naval Mobile Construction Battalions representing some 4,000 Seabees were homeported at Davisville, in addition to 1,200 civilians.

Mordecai T. Endicott (1844–1926)

Named in honor of Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott, the first Civil Engineer Corps Officer to be appointed Chief of the former Bureau of Yards and Docks, Camp Endicott (later established as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Davisville) was also the birthplace of the Quonset hut. These semi-cylindrically shaped, prefabricated, portable buildings were designed and produced at Davisville and shipped to various places throughout the world. Because of its design and worldwide dispersion, the Quonset Hut is considered one of the most universal structures in the world.

The Camp Endicott Historical District at Davisville was established to preserve some of these structures as well as a portion of the former Camp that played a vital role in World War II. The seven-acre District, located at the southern boundary of the Center, contained 17 huts.[2] When the area was slated for demolition, a few of the surviving huts were relocated to the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park elsewhere on the former camp grounds.

Undated HABS photo of a Quonset hut on site

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Camp Endicott Historic District" (PDF). RI Preservation. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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