Final Report: Rehabilitation of Historic Structures, Volumes I-III, 1956-1960, 1961
Wilson RL. 1963. Final Report: Rehabilitation of Historic Structures, Volumes I-III, 1956-1960, 1961. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, lie the territorial-style adobe remnants of the largest 19th century military fort in the region. For forty years, 1851-1891, Fort Union functioned as an agent of political and cultural change, whether desired or not, in New Mexico and throughout the Southwest. This three-volume report details rehabilitation and stabilization work performed on the historic structures at Fort Union from 1956-1961. A record form was completed for each room actually stabilized at Fort Union. When a wall was either non-existent or so small or fragmentary that stabilization seemed unjustified, no repair work was done and no individual report was made ofr it. However, though only a fragment of a wall remained standing, it was sprayed with silicone in order to waterproof it and thus preserve that remnant for as long as possible. Hundreds of photographs were taken of the stabilization process, many of which are included with the individual room reports.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wilson, Rex
- Date of Issue
- 1963
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOUN , IMR
- Keywords
- fort, military, rehabilitation, ruins, Santa Fe Trail, stabilization