Commissary Building - Fort Concho Historic District - San Angelo TX
N 31° 27.299 W 100° 25.688
14R E 364306 N 3480909
The Commissary Building is listed as a contributing building to the Fort Concho US National Register Historic District
Waymark Code: WMV455
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
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Fort Concho was established in 1867, and protected the Texas frontier until it was deactivated in 1889. Over time, the fort was repurposed and integrated into the city of San Angelo, and filled up with unrelated and interfering buildings (including an elementary school on the parade ground). Finally in the 1960s, an concerted effort was made to preserve and protect the historic fort buildings, and eventually return the Fort to its 1870s appearance.
The Fort Concho was registered as a US National Historic Landmark in 1961. The Fort Concho National Register Historic District was created in 1985. The The Commissary Building is listed as a contributing building to the Fort Concho National Register Historic District in San Angelo TX.
From the Fort Concho Historic District Nomination form: (
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CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS
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:
. . .
Commissary
Construction of the Commissary was completed in 1868, a twin of the Quartermaster's storehouse, it is considered the first structure built in San Angelo, Texas. This building has been restored."
There are no interprestive signs or displays inside in 2016.