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| ID Number |
66000629 |
| Historic Name |
FORT SILL HISTORIC DISTRICT |
| Description of Significance |
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. THE OLD POST DISTRICT AT FORT SILL CONSISTS OF THE ORIGINAL FORTIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1870S AND 1880S BY THE US ARMY. THE FORT WAS FOUNDED IN 1869 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KIOWA-COMANCHE AGENCY. THE BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY TROOPERS OF THE 10TH CAVALRY - THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS. THE OLD POST AT FORT SILL WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PACIFICATION PROGRAM OF THE US GOVERNMENT DIRECTED AT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INDIANS. DESIGNATED AN NHL AND LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 10/15/66. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
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| City |
FORT SILL |
| County |
COMANCHE |
| Lot |
N/A |
| Block |
N/A |
| Current Section |
N/A |
| Township |
N/A |
| Range |
N/A |
| Type |
DISTRICT |
| Historic Function |
MILITARY FACILITY |
| Current Function |
MILITARY FACILITY |
| Area Significance 1 |
MILITARY |
| Area Significance 2 |
EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT |
| Date Prepared |
1966 |
| Year Built |
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| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
US ARMY |
| Architectural Style |
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| Roof Material |
WOOD SHINGLE |
| Wall Material |
STONE |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
|
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
THREE STORY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS ENLISTED ARTILLARY BARRACKS,LATER MODIFIED INTO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE |
| Restricted |
N |
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