Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District

Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District occupies a mesa in El Paso, Texas, about three miles north of the Rio Grande, with the Franklin Mountains to the west. It contains 346 contributing resources, including 343 buildings, a site and two structures, built by the U.S. Army from 1891 to the late 1940s. The earliest group, from the 1890s, includes brick hospital buildings, barracks, a guardhouse, and rows of officers' quarters. Officers' housing lines the west side of the parade ground, while barracks and support buildings line the east. Styles range from Queen Anne and Greek Revival to Colonial Revival and Mission-influenced designs, many based on Quartermaster General standard plans. The post grew from a small infantry outpost into a major cavalry station and later an air defense training and missile testing center. It was recognized for its military history, its architecture, and the planning and landscape design of the main post. Later buildings that were temporary or altered, or built after the period of significance, are counted as non-contributing.