Historic Structures Report, Part II: Officers' Quarters C (Bldg. 58)
Murray RA. 1965. Historic Structures Report, Part II: Officers' Quarters C (Bldg. 58). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best known military post on the Northern Plains before its abandonment in 1890. This “grand old post” witnessed the entire sweeping saga of America’s western expansion and Indian resistance to encroachment on their territories. This report details plans to stabilize Building No. 58, Officers' Quarters C, at Fort Laramie. Originally constructed in 1881, the ruins are to be structurally reinforced and stabilized to permit safe access and observation by visitors. The ruins function to preserve the continuity of "Officers Row," aiding the visitor to understand lime-concrete construction and helping communicate the story of the decline of the post following its abandonment in 1890.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Murray, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1965-08
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , IMR
- Keywords
- Cheyenne, fort, frontier, Indian Wars, lime-concrete, military, quarters, ruins, Sioux, stabilization, Utah
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000328: Officer's Quarters C Ruin