Quartermaster's Storehouse - Fort Concho Historic District - San Angelo TX
N 31° 27.278 W 100° 25.673
14R E 364330 N 3480870
The Quartermaster's Storehouse has been listed as a contributing building to the Fort Concho National Register Historic District in San Angelo TX
Waymark Code: WMV457
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 Quartermaster's Storehouse 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:
Quartermaster’s Storehouse;
Construction of the Quartermaster's Storehouse was completed in 1869. This 1 1/2-story, rectangular plan, cut limestone building with a gable roof has a shed roof addition on the east elevation. As with most of the historic buildings at Fort Concho, the Quartermaster's Storehouse rests on a low stone foundation. This building was the second building constructed at the fort; is utilitarian in appearance and was used for storage as well as a carpenter shop."