Historic Resource Study of Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: P15AC01564

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2015

Initial Funding: $77,188

Total Funding: $164,430

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Cultural

National Park: Fort Vancouver NHS

Principal Investigator: Barber, Katrine

Agreement Technical Representative: Langford, Theresa

Abstract: This project will develop baseline documentation in the form of a Historic Resource Study (HRS) for Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA). The Barracks are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are a key resource named in the park’s enabling legislation. The HRS will he designed to provide an historical overview of the U S. Army’s first post in the Pacific Northwest (established in 1849) by: 1) linking park resources to their broader historical context. 2) connecting park resources and themes to other
sites and narratives in the Pacific Northwest, and 3) outlining the place of the park and its resources in the ongoing effort to study, preserve, and interpret the history of the American West. Expected products include a comprehensive annotated bibliography, the Vancouver Barracks Historic Resource Study. and a list of HRS extracts identified for interpretive uses.