Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District Explained

Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District
Coordinates:31.8072°N -106.4322°W
Built:1893
Added:May 7, 1998
Area:339acres
Refnum:98000427

The Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, is a 339acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included 343 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing site on the Fort Bliss military installation.

During the initial construction of Fort Bliss, during 1891–1899, 27 buildings were built that survive and are counted as contributing buildings in the district, of which 16 are notable for their architecture. These include examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Greek Revival architecture. An example is Building 8, a two-story hospital building.

There is also Mission Revival present on the base.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Bliss Main Post Office Historic District . Texas Historical Commission . Sheila A. Ellsworth, Susan I. Enscore . Patrick M. Nowlan . Amy J. Woods . December 30, 1997 . February 12, 2019.