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Fort Sheridan, Infantry Barracks, Leonard Wood Avenue, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL

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Fort Sheridan, Infantry Barracks, Leonard Wood Avenue, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL

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Significance: The Infantry Barracks together with the Water Tower (Building No. 49) to which it is connected and a similar building (Building No. 50) which is joined to the opposite side of the Tower form an impressive complex over 1000 feet long. These buildings, among the first to be constructed on the post, dominate the southern side of the parade grounds and serve as the post's best known landmark. Building No. 48 was designed by Holabird and Roche as Infantry Barracks and Headquarters. It was later used as Artillery Barracks and had a machine gun room in the basement. In 1967 the building became the headquarters of the Fifth Army. Today it is used as offices by several of the tenant groups at Fort Sheridan.
Survey number: HABS IL-1113-17
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80001379

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1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Holabird & Roche
John A. Reichelt & Company
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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fort sheridan42.25863, -87.84063
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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