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Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle

Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 74°1′58″W / 40.60861°N 74.03278°W / 40.60861; -74.03278
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Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
Casemate Fort, November 2006
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle is located in New York City
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle is located in New York
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle is located in the United States
Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle
LocationFort Hamilton, off NY 27, New York, New York
Coordinates40°36′31″N 74°1′58″W / 40.60861°N 74.03278°W / 40.60861; -74.03278
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1825
NRHP reference No.74001249 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1974

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.