Fort Davis, Post Hospital
National Historic Site of the United States in Fort Davis, Texas. Built 1961. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Fort Davis National Historic Site is a United States national historic site located in the unincorporated community of Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas. Located within the Davis Mountains of West Texas, the historic site was established in 1961 to protect one of the best remaining examples of a United States Army fort in the southwestern United States.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Jct. of TX 17 and 118, Fort Davis, TX |
| County | Jeff Davis County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000045 |
| Built | 1961 |
| Type of place | National Historic Site, National Park System unit, historic site |
| Visitors per year | 100,100 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 5 buildings, 41 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Jct. of TX 17 and 118, Fort Davis, TX |
| Website | nps.gov/foda/index.htm ↗ |
| Coordinates | 30.59883, -103.89543 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Davis National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.