Service. The National Park Service states that the site "possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America." The historic district includes of land and buildings bounded by Hutchinson and Bartlett Ravines and the shore of Lake Michigan. There are 94 buildings in the district. The buildings include officers' quarters, barracks, stables, a drill hall, water tower, and many other institutional buildings. The parade ground was preserved as open space. Forest preserve A forest preserve, operated by Lake County Forest Preserves, now sits on of the former fort. The preserve had been working since the 1980s on acquiring land from the U.S. Army. In 1997, the Army began conveyance of the northern section of the former base. The third and final section was obtained in 2001. The preserve has roughly of trail for hiking, of trail for cross-country skiing, and of trail for bicycling. The preserve includes roughly of shoreline. Throughout the preserve are educational exhibits and viewing stations along the trails. References Further reading Dretske, Diana. Fort Sheridan. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2004. Haberkamp, Douglas B. The History of Fort Sheridan from Its Beginnings to World War I. 1982. Fort Sheridan (Ill.). Fort Sheridan, 1887–1993. Fort Sheridan, Ill?: The Fort, 1993. Fort Sheridan Association, and Fred Girton. The History and Achievements of the Fort Sheridan Officers' Training Camps. [Chicago?]: The Fort Sheridan Association, 1920. Melichar, Paul, Diana Melichar, and Nina Bennett Smith. Fort Sheridan: Historical Analysis. Lake Forest, Ill: Paul Melichar, 2000. Prall, J. S. Picturesque Fort Sheridan. [Chicago] 1890. Schall, Robert. The History of Fort Sheridan, Illinois. [Illinois?]: Clerical School and the Visual Training Aids Section, 1672nd Service Unit, 1944. Sorenson, Martha E., and Douglas A. Martz. View from the Tower: A History of Fort Sheridan, Illinois. [Fort Sheridan, Ill.]: W.W. Sorenson, 1985. Tucker, Laura. Fort Sheridan. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2008. Geography of Lake County, Illinois National Historic Landmarks in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois Neighborhoods in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Illinois Populated places established in 1887 Lake Forest, Illinois Highland Park, Illinois Highwood, Illinois Projects by Holabird & Root