Old Fort Bliss are a pair of two-story adobe buildings in El Paso, Texas. They were built in the 1850s, and designed in the Victorian architectural style.[2] They were army barracks and later remodelled into apartment buildings.[2] The structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 23, 1972.[1] In 2017, the structure was endangered.[3]

Old Fort Bliss
One of the buildings in 2012
Old Fort Bliss is located in Texas
Old Fort Bliss
Old Fort Bliss is located in the United States
Old Fort Bliss
Location1800 block of Doniphan Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′47″N 106°30′33″W / 31.76306°N 106.50917°W / 31.76306; -106.50917 (U.S. Post Office)
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
NRHP reference No.72001357[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Wayne Bell; Gary Hume (December 16, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Fort Bliss / Site of Hart's Mill" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 11, 2019. Includes four photos from 1971-75.
  3. ^ Renteria, Ramon (August 11, 2017). "El Paso historic sites, including Old Fort Bliss, placed on endangered list". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 11, 2019.