Fort Sam Houston National Historic Landmark District (Geographic Keyword)

PROJECT Kenneth Anderson. Sally Kress Tompkins.

This project contains Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Inventory forms and pictures for historic buildings at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, which are now part of Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The data and information were collected as part of a project undertaken by the National Park Service, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP). The collection comprises data pertaining to historic structures located at both Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. This project...

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Colored historic photograph on flyer commemorating the Cavalry and Light Artillery Post Addition at Fort Sam Houston.

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The Cavalry and Light Artillery Post was the fourth construction program at Fort Sam Houston. Begun in 1905, this program made Fort Sam Houston the largest post in the Army at that time. This section of the post represents a coherent collection of military structures built according to standard designs prepared by the Quartermaster General. This brief history of the Cavalry and Light Artillery Post traces the origin, development and current use of the buildings, facilities and real estate that...

DOCUMENT Full-Text United States Air Force.

This ICRMP has been developed in accordance with the revised guidelines for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32–7065 (June 2004), Cultural Resources Management Program, and is designed to serve as a management plan for fiscal years (FY) 2015–2019. Although not a decision-making document, this ICRMP provides the Commander, and those responsible for implementing the Commander’s decisions, with the necessary information regarding the treatment of cultural resources at JBSA. Reference to JBSA in this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text United States Air Force.

This is the second volume of Joint Base San Antonio's 2014 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan. The ICRMP has been developed in accordance with the revised guidelines for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32–7065 (June 2004), Cultural Resources Management Program, and is designed to serve as a management plan for fiscal years (FY) 2015–2019. Although not a decision-making document, this ICRMP provides the Commander, and those responsible for implementing the Commander’s decisions, with the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas A. Biggerstaff.

This letter is Fort Sam Houston forwarding plans and specifications for proposed renovations to Building 16. Building 16 is the oldest Quartermaster and Garrison Headquarters, known as the Quadrangle. Fort Sam Houston Cultural Resources group has concluded that this undertaking will result in no adverse effect on Building 16 as a National Register listed property or to the Historic Landmark District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas A. Biggerstaff.

Fort Sam Houston is proposing an undertaking to remove a wood addition to building 2195. Constructed in 1911, building 2195 is listed as a Category I historic property and is located within the National Historic Landmark District. After careful review of the Statement of Work and the apparently successful previous project, the Fort Sam Houston Cultural Resource Staff has determined that this undertaking will result in no adverse effect to any historic property or the National Historic Landmark...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John L. Brenneman.

The Directorate of Public Works is planning an undertaking to rehabilitate and adaptively use Building 143 at Fort Sam Houston that is located within the National Historic Landmark District. The Environmental and Natural Resources Division agrees with the Texas Historical Commission’s determination that the undertaking will have “no adverse effect” upon Building 143, the adjacent historic properties, or the National Historic Landmark District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text John L. Brenneman.

The Directorate of Public Works at Fort Sam Houston is planning an undertaking to revitalize the kitchen and bathrooms of Staff Post Quarters 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,11,13,14, and 15, which have been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. ENRD staff have reviewed the attached documentation and determined that the proposed undertaking will have No Adverse Effect on these historic properties or the National Historic Landmark District of which they are contributing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John L. Brenneman.

Fort Sam Houston is planning an undertaking to upgrade all of the family housing units in Infantry Post. This project involves 21 single-family houses listed as Category I historic properties constructed in 1889 and 24 non-eligible duplex family housing, units constructed in 1959. These properties are located within the National Historic Landmark District. After careful review, the Public Works Cultural Resource Staff has determined that this undertaking will have no adverse effect.

DOCUMENT Full-Text John L. Brenneman.

The Directorate of Public Works is planning an undertaking to correct safety deficiencies within two buildings at Fort Sam Houston which are contributing elements to the National Historic Landmark District. Buildings 2000 and 2001 are listed in our Programmatic Agreement as "Category I" resources of major historic importance. This letter outlines the proposed undertaking as well as historical background and present condition of Buildings 2000 and 2001.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston is proposing an undertaking to install canopies over the four entrances on the primary façade of building 2791. Constructed in 1939, building 2791 is a property eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and within Fort Sam Houston’s Conservation District. Constructed as a troop barracks building, building 2791 is still being used for its original purpose. After careful examination of this proposal, the JB-SA Cultural Resource Staff has...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Fort Sam Houston is proposing to install two sitting areas on the grounds of the Quadrangle. The Quadrangle, Building 16, and the Clock Tower, Building 40, are both landmarks listed in the National Register of Historic Places. After careful review, the cultural resource staff at Fort Sam Houston has determined that this undertaking will result in no averse effect to these historic buildings or surrounding grounds.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston is proposing an undertaking to replace the duck pond located within the Quadrangle, building 16. The area of potential effect is the Quadrangle. Constructed in 1876, the Quadrangle grounds include a duck pond that dates to the early 1900s. After careful examination of this proposal, the FSH Cultural Resource Staff has determined this undertaking will result in no adverse effect. This determination is based on the premise that the replacement pond will...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Joint Base San Antonio is proposing to issue a Request for Proposal to rehabilitate building 128 for use as an admin facility. Building 128 was constructed in 1905 as a mess hall for the artillery barracks and is a contributing element to the National Historic Landmark District. The building has been used as an admin facility for fifty years or more and will be rehabilitated to serve the needs of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy that currently offices at Port San Antonio.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, is proposing an undertaking to rehabilitate building 134. Constructed in 1905 as troop barracks, the building has long been used as administrative space. Building 134 is a property eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and is within Fort Sam Houston’s National Historic Landmark District. After careful examination of this proposal, the JB-SA Cultural Resource Staff has determined this undertaking will result in no adverse effect and the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Grizer.

Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH) is proposing to renovate the east wing of the Quadrangle as home for the Fort Sam Houston Museum. Constructed in 1876, the Quadrangle (building 16) and the Clock Tower (building 40) are both landmarks listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is currently housed in an inadequate facility that includes too little space for displays as well as improper climate control for preservation of the numerous artifacts the museum...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phillip L. Smith.

Fort Sam Houston is planning an undertaking to demolish building 197 which was constructed in 1912 as a troop barracks. The building is currently being utilized as an administration facility housing the Army Band. This property is listed as a Category I historic property in the Programmatic Agreement and is a contributing element to the National Historic Landmark District. Fort Sam Houston has determined that this undertaking is an adverse effect and that the area of potential effect will be the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Booher.

The Director of Engineering and Housing at Fort Sam Houston has written this correspondence to the Chief of the Western Division of Project Review with the plan to demolish a rapidly deteriorating addition to Building 293, a general storehouse, located in the National Historic Landmark District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard W. Strimel.

This letter, by Fort Sam Houston's Environmental and Natural Resource Office, provides documentation to the Texas Historical Commission of a planned undertaking at the 95percent level of design for the partial rehabilitation of the southern wing of Building 16, the Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. This letter requests review so that the project may move forward.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard W. Strimel.

This correspondence was written to confirm verbal understanding reached between Mrs. Teresa Kinsay of the Texas Historical Commission and Mr. Ken Moore of Fort Sam Houston's Environmental and Natural Resources Division concerning the proposal to construct a concrete handicap ramp to the south entrance porch platform of building 4015 in the National Historic Landmark District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon E. Fleming.

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an international preservation organization has planned an Inter-American Symposium on Authenticity to be held 27 through 30 March 1996 in downtown San Antonio. This gathering will constitute the largest world forum for historic preservation professionals. The United States National Committee of ICOMOS has specifically requested a tour of Fort Sam Houston National Historic Landmark in conjunction with the symposium. The Texas Historical...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stanley O. Graves.

The Texas Historical Commission received a letter from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation rejecting the proposed two-party MOA as a solution to the vent stack installation on Buildings 617 and 688 in the Landmark District of Fort Sam Houston. This letter addresses the reasons for rejection of the project, specifically the lack of communication with the Council and the need for documentation required by 36 CFR Section 800.8(b), thereby including the Council as a consulting party, which...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Teresa Kinsey.

After a discussion regarding the revised cost estimate for a new National Historic Landmark District marker for Fort Sam Houston, the Texas Historical Commission drafted this letter to document the order placed for the marker. The plaque will commemorate the development of the Infantry Post area of the installation. Carbon copied to this correspondence is T.E. Fehrenbach, Demetrio Jimenez, and Mike Hilger.

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Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, through the Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) partnership with Lincoln Military Housing, is proposing an undertaking to alter the floor of the garage at Staff Post 1, designated Building 1B. Constructed in 1917 as a stable to support Staff Post 1 (constructed 1881) the building is utilized as storage and auto garage for the existing officer families. After careful examination of this proposal, the JB-SA Cultural Resource Staff has determined this...