Fort Myer

Fort Myer Historic District
Orville Wright flying at Fort Myer
September 9, 1908
Fort Myer is located in District of Columbia
Fort Myer
LocationArlington County, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′49″N 77°04′47″W / 38.880343°N 77.079735°W / 38.880343; -77.079735
Built1861
ArchitectUS Army
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.72001380
VLR No.000-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1972[2]
Designated NHLDNovember 28, 1972[3]
Designated VLRJune 19, 1973[1]

Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Founded during the American Civil War as Fort Cass and Fort Whipple, the post merged in 2005 with the neighboring Marine Corps installation, Henderson Hall, and is today named Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall.

  1. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Fort Myer Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2008.