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This article is about the commanding military officer's house in El Paso, Texas. For the commanding military officer's house in San Antonio, Texas, see Pershing House.
The Pershing House at Fort Bliss Texas

The Fort Bliss Pershing House was initially created as 'Army Plan Number 243, Field Officers Quarters', and is located at 228 Sheridan Road, Fort Bliss Texas [1] built in 1910, [2] and its National Register of Historic Places designation refers to its original designation of "Building 228 Commanding Officers Quarters / Garrison Commanders Quarters". [3] The home was electrified in 1911, and from 1910 to 1914 was the residence of the post commander General Edgar Zell Steever II. During the Mexican Revolution it became the primary residence of General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing [4] as both the General of the Armies and the Post Commander from the January 1914 [5] to 1917. The home has hosted a number of famous guests, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Pancho Villa, Mexican General Álvaro Obregón, and former Mexican President General Victoriano Huerta. [6] While the home was used as the Post Commanders residence for many years. Since its creation the house has been the residence of the post commander, up until alternate commanding general quarters were relocated during the World War 2 years, when the house was used to house members of the WAC (Women's Army Corps). Post World War 2, [7] the home was delegated to house the Post Assistant Commander which it does to this day.

References

  1. ^ "Pershing House "Historic General"". Cityseeker. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ The Portal to Texas History (1912). "Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever". The Mexican Revolution on the Border Primary Sources from el Paso.
  3. ^ "Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District". National Register of Historic Places (2nd Edition): 21 – via US Department of Defense.
  4. ^ Stout-Feldman. "General John J. Pershing". Digital Information Gateway in El Paso - Museum of History El Paso Texas. University of Texas at El Paso Library Special Collections Department. Retrieved Dec 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Visit El Paso Pershing House". Visit El Paso. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Long, Trish (April 28, 2021). "Fort Bliss' Pershing Home guests included Pancho Villa and Buffalo Bill". El Paso Times. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Treadwell, Mattie E. (1954). The Womens Army Corp (PDF) (1st ed.). United States Army. p. 226. LCCN  53-61563.
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