Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Fort Schuyler
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Landmark Name:
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Fort Schuyler
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LP Number:
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LP-00124
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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4/19/1966
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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7/1/1968
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Address:
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State University of New York Maritime College, east of the Throgs Neck Bridge
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BIN:
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2100433
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BBL:
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2055300050
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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5530
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Lot:
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50
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Architect or Builder:
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Captain I. L. Smith
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Date of Construction:
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1833
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Works Progress Administration
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1933
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Alteration Architect 2:
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William A. Hall
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Date of Alteration 2:
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1966 - 1967
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Owner or Developer:
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United States Federal Government
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Style Primary:
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Not determined
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Style Secondary:
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Greek Revival
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Material Primary:
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Granite
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Use Original:
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Civic, fort
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Use Other:
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Institutional, school, university
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Building Type:
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Fort
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Building Type Other:
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College or University Building
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Notes:
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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.
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File Name:
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LP0124_1968-07_004.jpg
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