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This Fort Riley Friday we begin our stroll down Officer's Row, officially known as Forsyth Avenue on Main Post. The street is named for Col.James A. Forsyth (1836-1906) who was the first commandant of the Cavalry and Light Artillery School.
Our first building to explore is Quarters 7. It was built in 1887 with limestone walls and foundation, wood floors and a tin shingle roof. By 1930, a slate roof had been installed.
The structure at 7 Forsyth Ave. was one of the first duplexes constructed using Capt. George Pond's modified version of the standard Army duplex. Pond, Fort Riley's constructing quartermaster at the time, divided the front porch into two separate sections and added a polygonal bay to each side of the duplex. Pond is credited with evolving the standard Army house into a more complex form.
Pictured: Quarters 7 Forsyth Ave. in 1887, top, and as it appears today, bottom.
| Date Taken: | 07.29.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 07.29.2021 12:32 |
| Photo ID: | 6755857 |
| VIRIN: | 210729-A-YH536-001 |
| Resolution: | 1200x1200 |
| Size: | 1.03 MB |
| Location: | FORT RILEY, KANSAS, US |
| Web Views: | 104 |
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