National Historic Landmark · National Historic Site · Bowie, Arizona

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

U.S. national park in Arizona in Bowie, Arizona. Built 1972. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1972Listed 1972
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
Address12 mi. S of Bowie, Bowie vicinity, AZ
CountyCochise County
ListedJul 29, 1972
Reference number72000194
Built1972
Type of placeNational Historic Site
Visitors per year1,900
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources95 structures, 1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address12 mi. S of Bowie, Bowie, AZ
Websitenps.gov/fobo/index.htm ↗
Coordinates32.14916, -109.45076 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Bowie National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBonita Canyon Campground 11 mi · Portal Ccc House 24 mi · Portal Bunkhouse 24 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000194. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.