Having a place to store food for the soldiers was essential for an army post. This commissary warehouse was the first sandstone building completed after the Civil War.
Remote Army posts like Fort Larned had to be self-sufficient, especially when it came to repairing equipment, or making needed items. The shops building provided the space for those activities.
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