Fort Belknap
Built 1851. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1 mi. S of jct. of TX 24 and 251, Newcastle, TX |
| County | Young County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Exploration and settlement |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Fort Belknap State Park |
| Reference number | 66000824 |
| Built | 1851 · more from the 1850s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1 mi. S of jct. of TX 24 and 251, Newcastle, TX |
| Coordinates | 33.1508° N, 98.7411° W · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Fort Belknap listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Fort Belknap built?
1851.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Fort Belknap?
1 mi. S of jct. of TX 24 and 251, Newcastle, Young County, Texas.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Fort Belknap?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000824. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.