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GENERAL VIEW OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' HOUSES ALONG NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON AVE., LOOKING NW. COMMISSARY SERGEANT'S QUARTERS IS AT THE RIGHT. - Fort Myer, Commissary Sergeant's Quarters, Washington Avenue between Johnson Lane and Custer Road, Arlington, Arlington County, VA
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Meigs, Montgomery C
Depicted place Virginia; Arlington County; Arlington
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS VA,7-ARL,3-A-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Commissary Sergeant's Quarters at Fort Myer (Building No. 42) was constructed in 1877 to a standard plan issued by the Quartermaster General's Office in 1876, possibly designed by the Quartermaster General himself, Montgomery C. Meigs. The unusual construction method, in which 3-1/2" x 12" horizontal planks are secured by corner notching and wooden dowels with the planks extended at the edges, is probably a response to a ban on construction of "permanent" buildings at military posts in the aftermath of the Civil War. The simple, one-story, two-room cabin design represents an early and imaginative attempt to provide acceptable housing for non commissioned officer families during this period. It was used at a few other posts as well. Side and rear additions made in the late 19th and early 20th century have partially obscured but have not destroyed the original design, and the house is in fair condition. The Commissary Sergeant's Quarters is included in the Fort Myer Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
  • Survey number: HABS VA-1253-A
  • Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1893 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 72001380.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1484.photos.164693p
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