Lewis Army Museum

Red Shield Inn
Fort Lewis Military Museum (2009)
Lewis Army Museum is located in Washington (state)
Lewis Army Museum
LocationMain St., Fort Lewis, Washington
Coordinates47°5′50″N 122°36′2″W / 47.09722°N 122.60056°W / 47.09722; -122.60056
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1919
ArchitectPratt & Watson Construction Co.
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake, Western Stick
NRHP reference No.79002552[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1979

Lewis Army Museum (originally Fort Lewis Military Museum) is a military museum at Joint Base Lewis–McChord in the state of Washington, U.S. It is housed in the historic former Red Shield Inn, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and can be seen prominently from Interstate 5. It is the only certified U.S. Army museum on the West Coast.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "The Fort Lewis Military Museum"[permanent dead link] (brochure, 2005). Synthia Santos. Lewis Army Museum webpage. Joint Base Lewis-McChord official website. Retrieved 2011-08-25.