Commandant's Quarters (Fort Gibson, Oklahoma)

Commandant's Quarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house, in HABS photo from 1934
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Location	905 Coppinger Ave, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°48′32.16″N 95°15′7.71″W / 35.8089333°N 95.2521417°W / 35.8089333; -95.2521417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1868-70
Architect	A.S. Kimball
MPS	Fort Gibson Post-Civil War Military Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	85002830[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1985

Commandant's Quarters of Fort Gibson was built in 1868–70. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

It was deemed significant as the residence of the commanding officer and his family, and as a "center of formal functions of celebration, greeting and lodging for significant visiting dignitaries." Located adjacent to the parade grounds, "it served a point of reference and reminder of the order of command present at the fort."^[2]

The larger Fort Gibson, which may include this building, was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1960.

It is located at 905 Coppinger Avenue in Fort Gibson. It was built during 1868–70; its builder/architect was Captain A.S. Kimball. It is a two-and-a-half-story, native stone building, 46 by 40 feet (14 m × 12 m) in plan.^[2][3]