Headquarters/Administration Building - 1876 - Fort Concho, San Angelo TX - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

Fort Concho is one of the best preserved historic frontier-era forts in Texas.

The Headquarters/Administration Building was built in 1876, almost 10 years after the fort was activated. A historic plaque was screwed into the lintel above the entry door at that time, and remains today.

From the National Park Service: (visit link)

"II. Administrative Row:

Administrative Row is located along the eastern edge of the Parade Ground, and begins at the south end with the Post Hospital and concludes on the north end with the Forage House. This row of structures does not have a typical plan of design. In addition, only three of the eight original buildings remain. Descriptions of those follow:

Headquarters/Administration Building;

Construction of Headquarters/Administration building (H.Q.) was completed in 1876. This is a 2 1/2-story, "U" plan, cut limestone structure on a stone foundation with a gable roof covered by wood shingles. The two projections are single-story with gable roofs while the main, crossing, block is two-stories tall. It has four interior stone chimneys, two in the main building and one in each of the projections. The main, 2-story portion is a 5-bay single pile building. A Territorial Style wood veranda extends across the facade with a wood frame, screened porch on the (east) elevation of the main building between the projections. Both the veranda and the porch have shed roofs with wood shingles. There are 9-over-9 double-hung sash windows on the first floor and 6-over-6 double-hung sash windows on the second floor.

This building was constructed at the request of Col. Benjamin H. Grierson, commanding officer of the U.S. 10th Cavalry and Fort Concho, headquarters of the district of the Pecos (1878-1881) in the Army Department of Texas. At the present time, the structure is structurally sound and used as part of the museum interpretation program housing museum exhibits, storage, a visitor center, and offices. Development plans call for the relocation of some of these functions to O.Q. #1. Two swivel cannon are located in front of the structure along with a flagpole."

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1876 Website (if available): [Web Link] Full Inscription (unless noted above): Not listed

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