{"nrhp_refnum":"04000100","name":"Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell","other_names":["Officer's Club and Bachelor Officers' Quarters"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"West Bonnie St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marfa","county":"Presidio County","state":"TX","lat":30.303194017000067,"lon":-104.02786980299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-02-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Military"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Building 98 is a one-story concrete and adobe building at Fort D.A. Russell on West Bonnie Street in Marfa, Presidio County, Texas. It was completed in March 1920 as the fort's Officers' Club and Bachelor Officers' Quarters.","why_significant":"The building is nominated under Criterion A in the areas of Art and Military, at state and local levels. It served as the officers' club and quarters until the fort closed in 1946. It retains a high degree of integrity and holds murals painted by German prisoners of war in 1943-45, described as the most intact such artwork surviving in Texas.","narrative":"Building 98 is a one-story concrete and adobe structure at Fort D.A. Russell, the former Camp Marfa, on the south side of West Bonnie Street in Marfa, Texas. Finished in March 1920 at a cost of $8,000, it served as the Officers' Club and Bachelor Officers' Quarters until the post closed in 1946. Its A-shaped plan encloses two courtyards, and two east wings were added in 1936. Inside are a historic bar room, a dance hall with oak floors, and two rooms covered in murals painted by German prisoners of war held at the fort between 1943 and 1945. The murals show regional scenes of mountains, ranches, windmills and cattle work. The building was listed for its associations with military history and art. It keeps its original design and much original hardware, despite aluminum windows and replaced roofing. The murals are described as the most intact prisoner-of-war artwork surviving in Texas.","period_of_significance":"1920-1946","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant/not in use under current functions. The text also says it was used as a private residence for 38 years and that rehabilitation plans exist for an educational and artist-in-residence facility.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.009241-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/9732/40973232/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04000100.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06001152","name":"Fort D.A. Russell Historic District/ Donald Judd Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/fort-d-a-russell-historic-district-donald-judd-historic-district-additional-docu-06001152/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973232","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_98","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16255786"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/presidio-county/building-98-fort-d-a-russell-04000100/"}