National Register of Historic Places

Fort Sherman Buildings

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho
Listed
October 24, 1979
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79000794

About this property

Fort Sherman (1878–1900) was a military post in the northwest United States, located in northern Idaho at Coeur d'Alene. General William T. Sherman (1820–91) of the U.S. Army had recommended the site after an inspection tour in 1877. On the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the east bank of the outflowing Spokane River, it began as a camp the next year, became Fort Coeur d'Alene in 1879, and the adjacent city grew. Sherman later visited the fort; it was named for him in 1887, three years after his retirement. The fort became unoccupied during the Spanish–American War (1898) and was abandoned shortly after. The site is now the campus of North Idaho College. A succeeding Fort Sherman was located in the Panama Canal Zone, operated by the U.S. Army from 1911 to 1999.

Location

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho
47.67783, -116.79706

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Sherman Park Addition
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Hamilton, Boyd and Alta, House
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When was Fort Sherman Buildings listed on the National Register?

Fort Sherman Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Fort Sherman Buildings?

Fort Sherman Buildings is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fort Sherman Buildings is recorded as the early_republic era.

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