Fort Scott National Historic Site is beginning a year-long Fire Suppression System replacement in nine buildings.

The first two buildings are the Dragoon Barracks and Post Hospital/Visitor Center.

While work is being completed in the Post Hospital, the Visitor Center’s information desk has been temporarily moved into the West Infantry Barracks next door.

The park’s bookstore will be closed until the Post Hospital is reopened.

The contractor will be spending about two months on each pair of buildings.

Once they have completed the Post Hospital and Dragoon Barracks at the end of February, they will move to the Post Headquarters and the Quartermaster’s Storehouse.

The third set will be Officer’s Quarters #1 and the Stables beginning in early May, then Officers Quarters #4 and the West Infantry Barracks.

The final building will be the East Infantry Barracks and Grand Hall.

Each set of building will be closed during construction.

While buildings are closed, we encourage you to take advantage of the many digital tools already available to explore Fort Scott National Historic Site, including: virtual tours, photo galleries, mobile app, Facebook, and Instagram.

This project will be replacing the entire Fire Suppression system in each of these nine buildings including all valves, piping, sprinkler heads, wiring, and the exterior connection to the main water line.

This project is funded through Fee Recreation monies not tax dollars.

When you pay an entrance fee at a national park, 80% of that money stays in that park. The remaining 20% is available to parks without entrance fees like Fort Scott.

Fort Scott National Historic Site’s, a unit of the National Park Service, exhibit areas and temporary visitor center are open Friday through Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The park grounds are open daily from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset.