Historic Structures Report, Historical Data: 1874 Cavalry Barracks (Bldg. 5)
McDermott JD and Sheire J. 1970. Historic Structures Report, Historical Data: 1874 Cavalry Barracks (Bldg. 5). 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. The following report contains the history portion of the Historic Structures Report for the 1874 Cavalry Barracks (building no. 5) at Fort Laramie National Historic Site. The study's intention is twofold. First, the report discusses the structure in its relation to military architecture on the frontier and to the history of how the Army built its frontier posts. Section A places the construction of the 1874 Cavalry Barracks at Fort Laramie within that history. The report's second intention is to discuss the history of the structure itself and to present structural data about it. Sections Band C deal with the construction of the barracks, with what happened to the structure after Fort Laramie ceased to be an active military fort, and with what constituted its form, material, and function.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- McDermott, John; Sheire, James
- Date of Issue
- 1970-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , IMR
- Keywords
- barracks, cavalry, cheyenne, fort, frontier, Indian Wars, lime-concrete, military, sioux, utah
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000335: Cavalry Barracks