National Register of Historic Places

Fort Walla Walla Historic District

Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
Listed
April 15, 1974
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74001985

About this property

Fort Walla Walla is a United States Army fort located in Walla Walla, Washington. The first Fort Walla Walla was established July 1856, by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Steptoe, 9th Infantry Regiment. A second Fort Walla Walla was occupied September 23, 1856. The third and permanent military Fort Walla Walla was built in 1858 and adjoined Steptoeville, now Walla Walla, Washington, a community that had grown up around the second fort. An executive order on May 7, 1859, declared the fort a military reservation containing 640 acres devoted to military purposes and a further 640 acres each of hay and timber reserves. On September 28, 1910, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry lowered the flag closing the fort. In 1917, the fort briefly reopened to train men of the First Battalion Washington Field Artillery in support of action in World War I. In 1921, the fort and property were turned over to the Veterans Administration where 15 original buildings from the military era remain. Today, the complex contains a park, Fort Walla Walla Museum, and the Jonathan M. Wainright Memorial VA Medical Center.

Location

77 Wainwright Dr.
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
46.05359, -118.35794

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fort Walla Walla Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fort Walla Walla Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Fort Walla Walla Historic District?

Fort Walla Walla Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fort Walla Walla Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era.

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