COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Fort Schuyler
LP Number:
LP-00124
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
4/19/1966
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
7/1/1968
Address:
State University of New York Maritime College, east of the Throgs Neck Bridge
BIN:
2100433
BBL:
2055300050
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
5530
Lot:
50
Architect or Builder:
Captain I. L. Smith
Date of Construction:
1833
Alteration Architect 1:
Works Progress Administration
Date of Alteration 1:
1933
Alteration Architect 2:
William A. Hall
Date of Alteration 2:
1966 - 1967
Owner or Developer:
United States Federal Government
Style Primary:
Not determined
Style Secondary:
Greek Revival
Material Primary:
Granite
Use Original:
Civic, fort
Use Other:
Institutional, school, university
Building Type:
Fort
Building Type Other:
College or University Building
Notes:
Fort Schuyler was abandoned in 1870. In 1934 the Works Progress Administration rehabilitated the structure for use as a school. The fort was further altered during a 1966-67 alteration when the fort's gun galleries were converted into a library.
File Name:
LP0124_1968-07_001.jpg
Fort Schuyler
