Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle, also known as "Old Casemate," Officers Club Bldg. #207, Sentry Booth #220, and Fort Hamilton Community Club, is a historic building located in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The old fort was designed in 1819 and built between 1825 and 1836. It is a brick and stone "C" shaped structure with all walls approximately three feet thick. The building and adjoining stone walls form a type of fortification known as a "walled enceinte".[2]
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle | |
 Casemate Fort, November 2006 | |
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| Location | Fort Hamilton, off NY 27, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′31″N 74°1′58″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001249 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 1974 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- A.D. Griswold (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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