Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Company Officers' Quarters

Fort Missoula Historic District

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019

1. Company Officers' Quarters Marker

Inscription. The reconstruction of Fort Missoula after 1904 equipped the facility to serve as a regimental headquarters. The new cast concrete buildings in the Mission style were built along a curved boulevard a few hundred feet northeast of the original parade grounds. These seven Mission style residential buildings, including the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, were known as Officers’ Row. Built in 1910, they were a significant part of the reconstruction. Four single-family units, a duplex, and a fourplex housed junior officers and their families from 1910 to 1941. From 1941 to 1944 when the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services operated the Alien Detention Station at the fort, the housing units accommodated civilian personnel. Army personnel were quartered here from 1944 to 1947. Since 1947, these buildings have housed military personnel assigned to the Reserve Officers Training Corps, the Army and Navy Reserve, and the Montana National Guard. In 1993, Congress authorized transfer of the Officers’ Quarters to the Northern Rockies Heritage Center for cultural, educational, and historical purposes.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 46° 50.554′ N, 114° 3.406′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is on G Road near Fort Missoula Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 G Road, Missoula MT 59804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana

and in Glacier Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commanding Officer's Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Commander's Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Missoula Officer's Row

Company Officers' Quarters and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019

2. Company Officers' Quarters and Marker

The marker is on the porch near the entrance.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Missoula's First Flight (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Missoula (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Missoula, Montana (within shouting distance of this marker); Veuve Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Missoula 1910 Era Barrack Buildings (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Missoula.

More about this marker. This building and marker are located on the grounds of Fort Missoula.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.