central complex is Building 98, a project of the International Woman's Foundation and the home of the iconic World War II German POW murals. The murals were completed in 1945 by Hans Jürgen Press and Robert Humpel, both German prisoners of war held at the base. The building served as the bachelor officer quarters and as an entertainment center for West Point officers during World War I and the Mexican Revolution. The International Woman's Foundation was responsible for placing Fort D. A. Russell on the National Register of Historic Places' the foundation has operated an artist-in-residency program and base museum since 2002. In 2002, Mona Blocker Garcia took on the task of creating the foundation for mature women artists and healthful aging, thus preserving the important history of Fort D. A. Russell to near its exact state when the fort closed. See also List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States German prisoners of war in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Presidio County, Texas References External links Fort D. A. Russell at Texasscapes Marfa Lights at Fort D. A. Russell D. A. Russell D. A. Russell Buildings and structures in Presidio County, Texas 1911 establishments in Texas 1946 disestablishments in Texas Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Presidio County, Texas Marfa, Texas