Fort Clark, Texas

Fort Clark Historic District
Fort Clark
Fort Clark Historic District is located in Texas
Fort Clark Historic District
Fort Clark Historic District
Fort Clark Historic District is located in the United States
Fort Clark Historic District
Fort Clark Historic District
LocationOff US 90, Brackettville, Texas
Coordinates29°18′16″N 100°25′23″W / 29.30444°N 100.42306°W / 29.30444; -100.42306
Area88 acres (36 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
NRHP reference No.79002990[1][2]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1979
c. 1910-1918

Fort Clark was a frontier fort located just off U.S. Route 90 near Brackettville, in Kinney County, Texas, United States. It later became the headquarters for the 2nd Cavalry Division. The Fort Clark Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1979.[3] The Commanding Officer's Quarters at Fort Clark were designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1988.[4] The Fort Clark Guardhouse became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962.[5] The Fort Clark Officers' Row Quarters were designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.[6]

The area is now known as the Fort Clark Springs census-designated place, with a population of 1,228 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination form" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "NRHP Ft Clark Hist Dist". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ^ "1988 RTHL". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ "1962 RTHL". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  6. ^ "1991 RTHL". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2012.