Adjutant's Quarters (Quarters # 20)
Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas
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Erected during the 1873-1875 expansion of Fort Clark to accommodate and support an entire regiment, this structure differs from other quarters on the line in that it is a single dwelling rather than a duplex. The Fifth Regiment of the U. S. Cavalry was garrisoned here from 1921 to 1941 and during that time the regimental adjutant, who performed essential clerical duties for the regimental commander, lived within these walls. The core of this building is a three-room hall and parlor plan composed of adobe, featuring a symmetrical front and stone chimney at each end. Additions were made in 1904 and 1944. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Raised during Fort Clark's 1873–1875 expansion to house a full regiment, this quarters stood apart from the line's duplexes as a single dwelling. Its adobe core followed a three-room hall-and-parlor plan with a symmetrical front and end chimneys, later enlarged in 1904 and 1944. When the Fifth U.S. Cavalry was garrisoned here from 1921 to 1941, the regimental adjutant — the officer handling the commander's essential paperwork — lived within these walls.
Why it matters
The building illustrates the daily administrative life of the frontier and interwar Army, where clerical officers kept a cavalry regiment running from a modest adobe home.
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