Carriage Houses

Carriage House

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This building and the identical one further down the road, are both identified as a carriage house and stables. They likely housed the wagons and horses belonging to affluent civilians who lived at Fort Scott after the army abandoned the site in 1853. Archaeological evidence supports occupancy as early as the 1850s, but also suggests that the buildings were used as homes by officers during the Civil War. Today, this building houses a Civil War army ambulance, a U.S. Army freight wagon, and a runabout, which was used like a pickup truck to haul grain, flour, and everyday items.