Cemetery Lodge, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Historic Structure Report
JKOA/Joseph L. Oppermann-Architect, P.A.. 2019. Cemetery Lodge, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Historic Structure Report
This Historic Structure Report (HSR) documents the development, use, and current condition of the Cemetery Lodge at Fort Donelson National Cemetery in Dover, Tennessee. It examines options for uses and treatments. The National Park Service (NPS) will use it to inform and guide stewardship of this historic structure. Fort Donelson was built by the Confederate Army of Tennessee on the west bank of the Cumberland River in 1861-1862 during the early days of the Civil War. It was strategically positioned on a steep bluff overlooking a long straight stretch of the river to prevent the Union Navy from moving southward toward Clarksville and Nashville. Fort Donelson National Cemetery was established in 1866 by congressional act. The first superintendent’s lodge was a three-room frame house. It was replaced in December 1876 by the current two-story brick lodge.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- JKOA/Joseph L. Oppermann-Architect, P.A.
- Date of Issue
- 2019-07-08
- Units
- FODO
- Keywords
- Cemetery, Fort Donelson, Historic Structure Report, Lodge
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 007169: Cemetery Lodge (Fort Donelson Nat. Cem.)