Cultural Resource Testing of the Criminal Investigation Center Construction Site, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas

Summary

In October, 1986, North Texas State University undertook cultural resource testing and related archival work at the Criminal Investigation Center construction site, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, under Contract DACW63-85-D-0066, Delivery Order No. 14, Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. Two stone-based concrete-covered foundations were found to be the remains of two identical structures built in 1906 for guards and shops. These structures were concerned with mule- and/or horse-powered vehicles. Animal sheds and feed lots were also on the site until the 1940's when mechanization took place and hard-surface vehicle parking areas were installed. The project site is in the Historic District of Fort Sam Houston, but the two buildings were torn down before the time of National Register of Historic Places designation, being considered as nonsignificant. Based on archival photographs and plans, archaeological testing took place in areas shown as structures and activity areas. Testing revealed that the area had undergone extensive scraping and filling, leaving only the areas inside and under the structural remains intact. These areas were investigated under Delivery Order No. 20. Monitoring the removal of the foundations revealed no archaeological sites. One concentration of nineteenth century artifacts beneath the floor of Building 138 has the characteristics of fill dirt. Because of the lack of internal integrity of archaeological deposits, the proj ect area is considered as noncontributing to the Fort Sam Houston Historic District of the National Register, and no further work is recommended.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• National Archeological Database (NADB)

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

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Institute of Applied Sciences, North Texas State University

Submitted To(s): Alan Plummer and Associates, Inc.; US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Record Identifiers

NADB Citation ID(s): 000000127345; 000000323339

Delivery Order Number(s): 0014; 0020

Contract Number(s): DACW63-85-D-0066

NADB Document ID(s): 840381; 849864

Notes

General Note: The information in this record was originally migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and has since then been updated.

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