Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data: 1874 Cavalry Barracks (Bldg. 5)
Gerner F and Beck A. 1975. Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data: 1874 Cavalry Barracks (Bldg. 5). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado
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 historic structure report concerns the 1874 Cavalry Barracks (building no. 5) of Fort Laramie. Constructed in 1874, the lime-concrete building served the U.S. Army until the Fort's abandonment in 1890. The report proposes that the first and second floors of the south barracks will be restored to the 1876 period with the interiors similarly restored to the 1876 period, containing company quarters furnishings typical of the period. The north barracks are to only undergo stabilization work, with the interior remaining as it appears at the time of the report, showing the changes that have taken place form the time of its original occupancy by the Army to the present. This reference also holds the Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data Supplement: 1874 Cavalry Barracks (Bldg. 5) report. This report supplements the 1975 Historic Structure Report with a Class A investigation (NPS Activity Standards, 1971) and more thorough structural, mechanical, and adaptive use investigation.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gerner, Frank; Beck, Andy
- Date of Issue
- 1975-06
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , IMR
- Keywords
- Cheyenne, fort, frontier, Indian Wars, lime-concrete, military, restoration, Sioux, stabilization, Utah
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000335: Cavalry Barracks