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Fort Benjamin Harrison

Fort Benjamin Harrison was a U.S. Army post located in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, between 1906 and 1991. It is named for the 23rd United States president, Benjamin Harrison.

For other locations named Fort Harrison, see Fort Harrison (disambiguation).

Location

E. 56th St.; also roughly bounded by Shafter Rd., Aultman Ave., and Glenn Rd., Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana

360 acres (150 ha)

1908 (1908)

Army Quartermaster Corps

93001581, 95001359 (Boundary Increase)[1]

September 6, 1995, December 1, 1995 (Boundary Increase)

Historic district[edit]

Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The district encompasses 100 contributing buildings, one contributing site (Parade Grounds), and three contributing structures (Water Tower, Kent Avenue Bridge, and Bandstand). It includes one and two-story Colonial Revival style brick buildings that were part of the original fort complex. They include residential and administrative buildings, service / utility buildings, and the hospital unit.[1][18]

Building 405 - 2016

Building 406 - 2016

Fort Harrison Hospital and the Soldier Support Center - 2016

Bower, Stephen E. (1995). The American Army In The Heartland. A History of Fort Benjamin Harrison 1903-1995. Indianapolis: Indiana Creative Arts.

Benjamin Harrison Reuse Authority

a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District from Indianapolis

at pathaddad.com

Fort Benjamin Harrison

about Fort Benjamin Harrison

Historic photos and information

Indiana Historical Bureau

"War, Plague, and Courage: Spanish Influenza at Fort Benjamin Harrison & Indianapolis"