Photograph of the Commanding Officer's Quarters at Fort Davis. The building is made of red brick, and has a large front porch. Identical buildings are visible to the left and right of the officer's quarters.
Photograph of a plaque outside the Commanding Officer's Quarters. It says: "Commanding Officer's Quarters: This building served as the residence for the commanding officer. Construction of the house began in 1867 under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt, who was the first to move in and call it "home". Today it is furnished to the time when Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, commander of the black Tenth U.S.Cavalry, and his family lived here, 1882-1885."
Photograph of the Commanding Officer's Quarters cistern at Fort Davis. The cistern is empty and roped off, and there is a sign with the word "cistern" placed in the middle of the roped off area.
Photograph of the back porch and Post Hospital at the Commanding Officer's Quarters in Fort Davis. The building is made of red brick, and the windows have green shutters. Another building is visible in the background, in front of a steep, rocky hill.
Photograph of the Commanding Officer's Quarters at Fort Davis, viewed through the front door. The back door is open as well. The inside of the building is dark.
Photograph of the front and side of the Commissary at Fort Davis. It is a red adobe building with a front porch, several windows, and a second door on the side of the building. The rocky ridge of a mountain is visible behind the building.
Photograph of the quoin details on one corner of the commissary at Fort Davis. The porch is partially visible to the left, and a window and doorway are on the right.
Photograph of the ruins of a bakery at Fort Davis. The yellow sign to the left says "RUINS FRAGILE KEEP OUT," and the blue sign on the right says "BAKERY 1876 - 1891."
Photograph of the barracks as seen from a scenic hiking trail at Fort Davis National Historic Site. There is a group of building and trees in the background.
Photograph of a view of the Officer's Quarters from a scenic hiking trail at Fort Davis. There is a row of trees in front of the Officer's Quarters, and mountains in the background.
Photograph of the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, Texas. It is a two-story building, with a porch on both levels. Three cars are parked in front of the hotel, and a historic marker is visible in front of the car on the far right.
Photograph of the side of the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, Texas. The name of the hotel is painted on the side of the building. Several cars are parked in front of the hotel, and a road sign in the right foreground points to the "Chamber of Commerce".
Photograph of a historic marker in Fort Davis, Texas. It says: "Jeff Davis County Courthouse. Designed by the architectural firm of L. L. Thurman and Co. of Dallas, this building was erected in 1910-1911 and replaced the original 1880 adobe courthouse. This concrete and stone Classical Revival edifice, erected by the Falls City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky, is dominated by a massive portico supported by doric columns. Other distinctive design elements include the alternating horizontal bands of pink rusticated stone made of locally quarried materials and the Beaux arts style clock tower, which feature a Seth Thomas timepiece. The courthouse continues as the seat of local goverment. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000."
Photograph of the interior seating area at the Jeff Davis County Library. It includes a green chair, a table, a lamp, and a plant. There are books on the shelves behind the chair.
Photograph of the interior of the Jeff Davis County Library. Books line the shelves, fans hang from the ceiling, and four globes are visible on a shelf to the right.
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