Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School | |
.jpg) Bachelor Officers Quarters | |
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| Location | Army Post Road, Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′31.2″N 93°36′56.1″W / 41.525333°N 93.615583°W |
| Area | 204 acres (83 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000805 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHLD | May 30, 1974[2] |
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Surviving older portions of the base were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of this history.[2][3] The fort property was turned over to the city in the 1950s, and has since been put a number of public and private uses.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Greenlee, Marcia M. (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School / Fort Des Moines Military Reservation" (pdf). National Park Service.
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