An Fe ϩ -type center with axial ͗001͘ symmetry has been studied by electron nuclear double resonance ͑ENDOR͒ in the microwave X and Q bands. The Fe ϩ ͑I͒ center is produced only after irradiation with x or ␥ rays at 80 K of SrCl 2 :Fe 2ϩ crystals grown in a Cl 2 atmosphere. It has a 3d 7 4 F⌫ 8 ground state with spin S ϭ 3 2 . As shown by the correlated analysis of the ENDOR data and electron paramagnetic resonance superhyperfine structure, the Fe ϩ ion is situated in the center of a tetragonally compressed cube of eight nearest Cl Ϫ ions. The simplest model of the Fe ϩ ͑I͒ center, compatible with the magnetic resonance results, consists of an interstitial Fe ϩ ion with two substitutional monovalent cations, very likely K ϩ ions, in two opposite nearestneighbor Sr 2ϩ sites along the tetragonal axis of the center.