Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1979.021.28 |
Collection |
Fort Preble Collection |
Object Name |
Ledger |
Reference code |
US SPHi 1979.021.28 |
Date |
1943 |
Year Range from |
1905 |
Year Range to |
1943 |
Scope & Content |
Fort Preble - Building 24, Hospital, later converted to Barracks - record from the Quartermaster Book. Building 24 was built in 1901 at a cost of $22,112.60. The building was inititally constructed as the fort hospital with a 12-bed capacity. It was built with a stone foundation, brick walls, wood floors and a slate roof. The building designation was changed from Hospital to Barracks in 1933. The Barracks had a capacity for 70 men. This building is now known as Howe Hall on the campus of Southern Maine Community College. |
Search Terms |
Fort Preble Southern Maine Community College |
Subjects |
Forts & fortifications Hospitals Barracks |
Site # |
148 |
Site Name - For More Information |
Southern Maine Community College |