Historic Photographs and Letter to the Quartermaster General, Building 16, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Year: 1876

Summary

Letter written in 1876 by the Captain of the 14th Infantry in charge of constructing the Depot at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The letter was written to the Quartermaster General and is accompanied by black and white photographs of the construction progress. Also included are black and white photographs of the area in the 1970s.

Cite this Record

Historic Photographs and Letter to the Quartermaster General, Building 16, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 1876 ( tDAR id: 402143) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8402143

Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Type
Church / Religious Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Historic Church / Religious Structure • Historic Governmental Structure • House • Military Structure • Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research

General
Building 16 • Chief Quartermasters Office • Depot • Fort Sam Houston • Headquarters Department Texas

Geographic Keywords
Bexar (County) • JBSA-Sam Houston • San Antonio • Texas

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -98.46; min lat: 29.453 ; max long: -98.416; max lat: 29.494 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Notes

General Note: A collection of data regarding historical structures at Fort Sam Houston. The data is from a historical architectural survey completed in 1980.

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
1980-HABS-FSH-Bldg-16.pdf 9.23mb Feb 17, 2016 11:38:47 AM Confidential

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Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio