Volume 2, Fort Sam Houston Maintenance and Repair Plan: New Post
Year: 2004
Summary
Fort Sam Houston’s buildings exhibit a variety of architectural influences because of its incremental development. Its four posts, the Quadrangle and Staff Post, Infantry Post, Cavalry and Light Artillery Post, and New Post, are excellent visual records of the Army’s planning ideals and the architectural styles employed during their respective construction periods. The various architectural styles include Italianate, Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, and Romanesque. Of these styles, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival was selected for buildings in the New Post. This style was sympathetic to the design of the surrounding civilian community and enabled quartermaster architects to take advantage of locally available construction materials and techniques. Additionally, it incorporated materials and design features that were well suited to the local climate.
Cite this Record
Volume 2, Fort Sam Houston Maintenance and Repair Plan: New Post. 2004 ( tDAR id: 436397) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8436397
Keywords
Culture
Historic
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Governmental Structure
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Historic Governmental Structure
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Non-Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation
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Architectural Survey
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Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
General
Mission Revival
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Spanish Colonial Revival
Geographic Keywords
Bexar (County)
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JBSA-Sam Houston
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San Antonio
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Texas
Spatial Coverage
min long: -98.467; min lat: 29.445 ; max long: -98.412; max lat: 29.482 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio
Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| Vol2_NewPost.pdf | 8.11mb | Jun 18, 2017 12:30:46 AM | Confidential |
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Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio