Sunset Heights in El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters Marker
Old Fort Bliss, on site formerly in Mexico. Owned after 1849 by Simeon Hart, founder of Hart's Mill and early village of El Paso.
Officers quarters, built about 1879 on 3' foundations of hewn stone. 24" walls are double-laid adobe brick.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3730.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 31° 45.834′ N, 106° 30.593′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. It is in Sunset Heights. It is on West Old Paisano Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1836 West Old Paisano Drive, El Paso TX 79922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: El Paso del Rio del Norte (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major Simeon Hart (about 700 feet away); Capt. James W. Magoffin (about 700 feet away); The Camino Real (about 700 feet away); Sunset Heights (approx. half a mile away); The University of Texas at El Paso (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Main (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wallace Apartments (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Paso.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters Markers
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
3. Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters Marker
On this site Fort Bliss was established in 1880. In 1893 it was moved to its present location.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
4. Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters
Markers are visible mounted on the far right corner of the building.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,634 times since then and 120 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
