Schwertner House - Willcox, AZ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This house was built in 1881 of redwood as an overnight rooming facility for Army personnel en-route through Willcox to the area's military outposts - Fort Grant, Fort Thomas and Fort Bowie.

The Schwertner House, 1880 Inscription: Built by Delso Smith as an Army Officer reception center during the Indian wars. Bought by Mr. Schwertner in 1893 and donated to the local Historic Society in 1980. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Street address: 124 East Stewart Street Willcox, AZ 85643 County / Borough / Parish: Cochise Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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