Old Fort Bliss

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
Location1800 block of Doniphan Street, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′47″N 106°30′33″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
NRHP reference No.72001357[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 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.
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