{"nrhp_refnum":"74000679","name":"Staff Row and Old Post Area-Fort McPherson","other_names":["Original Fort McPherson"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NE corner of Fort McPherson","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.71116070400004,"lon":-84.43047384532596,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A military historic district in the northeast corner of Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, built around the Hedekin parade field. Its red brick buildings date from 1889 to 1910, and about 33.5 acres are nominated.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the buildings are substantial examples of High Victorian architecture and together form the recognizable original Fort McPherson. With the parade field and shade trees, they make a good example of a late 19th century military post. Little comparable Victorian architecture survives elsewhere in Atlanta. The post also served as a hospital, an induction and separation center in World War I, and Army headquarters.","narrative":"Staff Row and the Old Post Area form the original core of Fort McPherson, a U.S. Army post in southwest Atlanta established in 1889. Red brick buildings with white wood trim are arranged in a quadrangle around Hedekin parade field, shaded by rows of oaks and other trees. Most have gabled roofs with hand-seamed metal roofing, common bond brickwork, arched windows and simple Doric columns. Officers' quarters along Staff Row show detailed chimney brickwork and dentilled classical trim. Quarters 10, the most impressive, is Queen Anne in style with turrets and small-paned windows. The buildings date from 1889 to 1910 and include barracks, mess halls, a post headquarters, a chapel and a hospital. The district was recognized as a good example of a late nineteenth century military post and as a surviving body of High Victorian architecture that has largely vanished elsewhere in Atlanta. The parade field hosted polo matches in the early 1900s, and the post later served as an induction center and Army headquarters.","period_of_significance":"1889-1910","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"High Victorian; Quarters 10 is basically Queen Anne with classical elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and occupied, with the buildings in their original red brick and white wood trim and little changed apart from added buildings and paved roads. Staff Row quarters, barracks, a chapel and administrative buildings remain in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.068649-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74000679.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000662","name":"Staff Row and Old Post Area (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/staff-row-and-old-post-area-boundary-increase-13000662/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208354","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141758487"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/staff-row-and-old-post-area-fort-mcpherson-74000679/"}