The first occupants of the barracks were the soldiers of "F" Troop, 5th U.S. Cavalry. In 1941 the 5th Cavalry left the post and the barracks were used by the 112th Cavalry of the Texas National Guard. The Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Cavalry, African American troops, moved into the barracks in fall 1942. Lastly, for the remainder of World War II, the barracks were occupied by 182 African American enlisted women of the Woman's Army Corps Detachment of the 1855th Service Unit.
The two-story rectangular plan barracks is built atop a raised concrete basement. Load-bearing walls are of limestone webwall construction, with cast stone window sills and steel lintels. The main elevation is divided into fifteen bays by square wooden columns, with a cross-braced railing along the second-story porch.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2009
HM Number | HM118D |
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Tags | |
Marker Number | 15811 |
Year Placed | 2009 |
Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 6:30am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 362180 N 3242676 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.30556667, -100.41910000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 18.334', W 100° 25.146' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 18' 20.04" N, 100° 25' 8.76" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 830 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 5-9 McClernand Rd, Brackettville TX 78832, US |
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