Officers' Row

The three houses of Officers' Row were the domain of Army officers and their families, with the commanding officer in the larger middle house and quarters for other officers on either side. Built of hewn logs covered with painted clapboard siding, the houses included single-story officers' quarters with basement kitchens, a hall running the length of the house, two rooms on either side, porches in front and rear, a small yard behind each house, and a fence to keep out intruders, as Indians visited the fort constantly. Officers' Row, along with most of the post, burned in November 1857. In 1975, archaeological investigations, mainly on the Commanding Officer's Quarters, found that the fire had preserved a time capsule of information about the people who had lived there.

Oklahoma · United States