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 Post Hospital building is listed as a contributing site 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 SITES
A historic site at Fort Concho was determined to be contributing if intact historic deposits still remain, and the deposits have not been disrupted by such influences as urban development, vandalism, agriculture, soil erosion or flooding. The contributing sites at Fort Concho consist of those sites that retain their potential to yield important information about specific historic structures and/or activities at the fort. These sites include; The Parade Ground, the Post Hospital Complex, the Surgeon's Quarters, the Workshops, the Forage House, the Powder Magazine, the Enlisted Men's Barracks (#3 and #4), the Bandstand, the Sundial, the Flag Pole, and the Guard House.
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Post Hospital Complex
The Post Hospital Complex was located at the southern most end of Administrative Row, (south of E. Avenue D and east of Burgess Street). Currently, a warehouse and storage yard, owned by the City of San Angelo, occupy part of the site. Reconstruction of the Hospital Complex is a part of future development plans, and will provide a needed architectural anchor to the Parade Ground as well as Administrative Row. The Post Hospital site has been determined to be contributing due to the unique design, size, and use of the historic structure. The reconstructed hospital will be used to house the main portion of the Fort Concho Elementary school, after it has been removed from the parade ground. The potential to yield important information about the foundation, location and use of the hospital and out buildings is limited to the area within and immediately outside the foundation for the hospital. Archaeological investigations have recently been completed for the Post Hospital, but have not yet been undertaken for the hospital' s outbuildings. Further excavation will be needed to determine the extent of the cultural deposits within the hospital complex site."