
The electrician stood on the ladder and cut the shiny metal pipe in half with a cordless saw.
It's just another job for Stokes, the latest in the endless series of buildings he helped fix, but the job is a bit different.
"I don't know what this building is," said San Antonio Stok, 41 . ".
"All I know is that they turned it into an office.
"The building is a long barracks, one of the oldest Barracks in Fort Sam Houston, but soon became one of the most modern. Its $23.
The rebirth of 8 million is the result of 2005, which triggered the construction of 51 new buildings on a $1 post. 8 billion.
Renovation projects have increased by another $0. 185 billion, but the closure round has had the same profound impact on historic preservation and economic development.
The buildings used by the Army's most famous commanders, among them, will be occupied by a new generation of leaders when the closure round ends this fall.
"These buildings, yes, they are part of the army and what they do, but they are part of the history of San Antonio, and the people of San Antonio have always thought that Fort Sam is our fortress . "
"This is important because we are not only protecting the buildings that preserve our history and heritage, but also continuing to serve the mission of the army," he said . " Spokesman for Center and School
"Fort Sam Houston is a historic post station, but it is not a museum.
This is a dynamic and vital military facility.
"Once the long military camp is notable, it is longer than the aircraft carrier and will become the office space for 300 workers in the mission and installation contract headquarters.
This is one of the 24 buildings to be renovated.
The volume is over 75 years old.
After the end of the Indian War, the long military camp opened on 1887.
Its birth was due to a closed round in which the small army post was closed and the mission was to Fort Sam and the rest of the garrison.
The Post's museum staff said that there were 13 soldiers in the long military camp. The construction of the building marked the first time the Army built a living area for the lower level. ranking troops.
Two generations later.
The Vietnam War used story barracks, a brick structure, a roof and a gorgeous guardrail
Conscientious objectors of The Times who received basic training to become medical personnel.
Built between 1881 and 1885 square feet, 98,414 square feet
The feet of the barracks and the old symbolize an aging position after they were abandoned in the middle'90s.
Still, the two are in better shape than they look.
The Army follows the guidelines of the National Historical Protection Act.
This means trying to restore the building to as close as possible to the original structure, and the attention to detail is a time --
Consumption events.
The bricklayer on the long barracks project had to create a "rope" in the mud between the bricks that made up the facade ".
Two fine lines are engraved on both sides of the brick.
"Just like any historic building with masonry, cast stone, iron facade, front formwork, cornice, ventilation, it's just labor intensive," said the project engineer.
"It's a lot more manual work.
You can't take things off the shelf and copy it.
"Discovering the potential in the historic but often rotted buildings of Samburg is the coming challenge of the millennium. In mid-
On December 1998, a group visited the old BAMC and found it destroyed by mold, mildew, wire damage, Rust of pipes and peeling of paint.
See Downtown San Antonio from the top of the Great Depression-
Time buildings are amazing, but the 172 developers and bankers gathered on the day must find profitable ways to re-develop the Post's historic buildings.
On 2003, old BAMC reopened with great fanfare and became one of the first companies to open.
A company revised 210,000-square-
50-buildings under landmarksyear lease.
Was placed in most of the space today.
BRAC accelerated the pace of redevelopment, bringing a wave of organizations such as installation management commands.
The Army renovated four historic buildings and built one from scratch, accommodating about 1,100 employees.
"Of course, what is going on with our medical department orders, all of which is a huge push for forts and St. Antonio," said the district attorney, a member of the Nature Conservation Association.
"It actually keeps a very historical area and adds new components to the future.