The cavalry barracks - Fort Laramie furnishing study
Rickey D and Sheire JW. 1969. The cavalry barracks - Fort Laramie furnishing study. Historic Furnishing Reports. Division of History, National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
This report is intended to provide detailed background information about the Fort Laramie Cavalry Barracks which will lead to a furnishing plan. The 1874 Fort Laramie Cavalry Barracks is the only surviving barracks of its type in the West. This report, the first cavalry barracks furnishing study undertaken by the National Park Service, is intended to provide detailed background information leading to the furnishing plan. When the structure is refurnished, it will take its place alongside the officers’ quarters, storehouses guardhouse, sutler’s store, and bakery in the Fort Laramie scene and thus make a major contribution to completing the setting and atmosphere of this famous western output.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rickey, Don; Sheire, James
- Date of Issue
- 1969-09
- Publisher
- Division of History, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , HIST
- Keywords
- Cavalry Barracks, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Fort Laramie, furnishings, History