The military commissions of master architect, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, are used to examine three issues: identity, process and importance, as they relate to stewardship of military architecture. The commissions are the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; and Naval Air Station, North Island and Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. The period of these commissions was 1903 to 1919. With Goodhue’s military work as the basis and stewardship as the theme, this thesis looks at challenges of cultural resource management within the federal government. It builds upon historical data to present a case for the importance of a team approach to proper management and a suggestion that a new category for designation of potentially historic property be considered. Policies such as record management, concerns such as historic district boundaries and degradation of intent through small changes are explored. The thesis culminates with observations and recommendations.