At Fort Lewis this continued the U-shape cantonment, but with some differences. Here, to reduce costs, the new construction would utilize the 1917 layout, retaining the existing roads, sewers, power grid, and water lines. Cheatham (1867-1944), the Quartermaster General, formed an advisory team of noted architects and planners to bring about attractive and efficient buildings and layout. The Fort Lewis permanent building plan placed the new buildings largely within the World War I footprint.
The first new three-story barracks quadrangle opened on November 29, 1927, housing a field artillery regiment, today buildings 2019, 2020, and 2021 between Montana Street (now Pendleton Street) and California (Liggett Street). Fort Lewis would have a grand and stately appearance. Contractors had removed the World War I wood buildings, opening space for Neo-Georgian brick buildings. The military funding program started in 1926 that included barracks, hospitals, officer and non-commissioned officer (NCO) housing, and shops and warehouses brought a construction flourish. This is Part 2 of a two-part history of Fort Lewis.īy early 1928, a few building of the new and permanent Fort Lewis indicated a dramatic change from the well-worn World War I construction. In 2010, Fort Lewis merged with neighboring McChord Air Force Base to form Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Following World War II, the fort modernized, but retained its historic core of original permanent buildings. The post functioned to train soldiers for other wars, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism. Eisenhower (1890-1969), the future general and president, served at Fort Lewis from 1940 to 1941.
Training and preparedness intensified leading up to and throughout World War II. During World War II new compounds were erected at North Fort Lewis, Northeast Fort Lewis, and South Fort Lewis and within the main cantonment area. In 1939 the permanent construction program ended and temporary wood buildings then became commonplace. The permanent Fort Lewis went up between 19 with the construction of stately brick buildings in an attractive layout.
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