Preliminary Evaluation of Cold War-Era Resources at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas

Summary

This preliminary report presents the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility recommendations for a Cold War-era building and structure assessment conducted at Fort Sam Houston (FSH), San Antonio. This report is the first phase of a survey and evaluation of 303 buildings and structures constructed between 1946 and 1991—the generally agreed upon dates encompassing the Cold War. The final report for this project will include: (1) a more extensive discussion of the Cold War-era resources at FSH; and (2) a more in-depth history of the Cold War period at FSH as it relates to post development, which will be presented with previous studies involving earlier periods to produce a master history of the post.

Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires that federal agencies inventory historic resources under their control. In this case, FSH, as a Department of Defense installation, must identify any historic resources at the installation and plan appropriately for their management. To facilitate this responsibility, FSH has initiated this survey and evaluation.

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

Principal Investigator(s): Marsha Prior

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Geo-Marine, Inc.

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

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