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
- ^ a b "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.
