The nearly 90-year-old officers’ quarters building at the Fort Reno Visitor’s Center and Museum near El Reno, Oklahoma, recently received a $50,000 grant to replace its old windows.
The Yukon Progress, based in nearby Yukon, Oklahoma, reported the officers’ quarters at the fort initially was built in 1876, and then rebuilt in 1936.
The grant came from T-Mobile.
The future frames will be aluminum, not wood and the main job of the new windows will be to keep the moisture out, explained Fort Reno volunteer historian Debra Kauffman. […]
“Over time, they’ve aged and they’ve let moisture in, so consequently, windows need to be replaced,” Kauffman said. “This $50,000 grant will start the process of purchasing these windows.”
Kauffman, who wrote the grant request to T-Mobile, said this money will be used to replace 25 windows.
The building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and Kauffman said the materials for the windows have been approved.
Fort Reno initially was built in 1875 and decommissioned in 1948. It now is owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a research center.
Fort Reno, located right off Route 66 on El Reno’s western edge, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It’s worth a couple of hours of your time to explore.
(Image of the visitors center in Fort Reno near El Reno, Oklahoma via the Fort Reno website)