This Fort Riley Friday we continue our look at the houses on Officer's Row, more commonly known as Forsyth Avenue on Main Post. The street is named for Col. James A. Forsyth (1836-1906) who was the first commandant of the Cavalry and Light Artillery School. Quarters 11 was built in 1887 with limestone walls and foundation, wood floors and a tin shingle roof. By 1930, a slate roof had been installed. The residence at 11 Forsyth Ave. was one of the first duplexes constructed using Capt. George Pond's modified version of the standard Army duplex. Pond, Fort Riley's constructing quartermast
This Fort Riley Friday we continue our look at the houses on Officer's Row, more commonly known as Forsyth Avenue on Main Post. The street is named for Col. James A. Forsyth (1836-1906) who was the first commandant of the Cavalry and Light Artillery School. Quarters 11 was built in 1887 with limestone walls and foundation, wood floors and a tin shingle roof. By 1930, a slate roof had been installed. The residence at 11 Forsyth Ave. was one of the first duplexes constructed using Capt. George Pond's modified version of the standard Army duplex. Pond, Fort Riley's constructing quartermaster at the time, incorporated a full two-story, two-bay projecting front gable that divided the front porch into two separate sections. He also added a polygonal bay to each side of the duplex. Pond is credited with evolving the standard Army house into a more complex form. Pictured: Quarters 11 Forsyth Ave. in 1930, top, and as it appears today, bottom.
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