Officers Row

Officers Row, Fort Vancouver Barracks
The Marshall House, built in 1886
Location 611 - 1616 E. Evergreen Blvd.
Vancouver, Washington
Area 20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
NRHP Reference # 74001948[1]
Added to NRHP November 11, 1974

Officers Row, a part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District, is a congregation of 21 of the former homes of U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington.[2][3] The oldest of the homes, named the Grant House (after Ulysses S. Grant, who was stationed at the barracks as a Captain at that time but never lived in the house), dates from 1846, and the last edifice was constructed in 1906.[3] In the 1970s a grassroots campaign to refurbish the dilapidated properties began to appear, and the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] In 1980, the U.S. Army declared it a surplus, and it was henceforth deeded to the city for one dollar. A 10.9 million dollar rehabilitation effort proceeded in 1987. Today these homes have been fully restored, and now house several commercial and 34 residential rental spaces.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. cityofvancouver.us
  3. 1 2 Clark County Historic Register

Coordinates: 45°37′40″N 122°39′33″W / 45.6277°N 122.6593°W / 45.6277; -122.6593

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