Quarters 1, Fort Myer is a site significant in part for its association with Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur.
It was built on Fort Myer's ridge, was completed on 27 May 1899. The historic dwelling has been the residence of Chiefs of Staff of the US Army since 1908, including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
Famous quotes containing the word quarters:
“Before I finally went into winter quarters in November, I used to resort to the north- east side of Walden, which the sun, reflected from the pitch pine woods and the stony shore, made the fireside of the pond; it is so much pleasanter and wholesomer to be warmed by the sun while you can be, than by an artificial fire. I thus warmed myself by the still glowing embers which the summer, like a departed hunter, had left.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)