Historic Structure Report: Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook Unit, Quartermaster's Storehouse (Bldg. 32)
Sullivan JQ. 1993. Historic Structure Report: Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook Unit, Quartermaster's Storehouse (Bldg. 32). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Lowell, Massachusetts
A Historic Structure Report (HSR) provides documentary, graphic, and physical information about a property's history and existing condition, and addresses management or owner goals for the use or re-use of the property. It provides appropriate approaches to treatment, and outlines a scope of recommended work. The report serves as a guide for all changes made to a historic structure during a project-repair, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction. Building 32 is a two- story, timber and brick building with a full basement and attic. The building measures 114 feet long by 32 feet wide. The building is oriented north/south, with the principal entry at the approximate mid- point of the west- side elevation. It was constructed of buff brick with limestone details and a foundation of “trap rock” obtained from the Hudson Palisades. It displays a long, narrow, gable- ended, rectangular form. The moderately pitched roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features two conical galvanized- steel ventilators, two corbelled brick chimneys, and a distinctive terra- cotta capped parapet (firewall). The two-dimensional flatness of the walls is punctuated by the simplicity of segmentally arched doorway and window openings. An attempt was made to impose symmetry and balance on a configuration dictated by the functional use of the interior. This resulted in a somewhat irregular spacing of doorways and windows. Decorative treatments are limited to a simple corbelled belt course and matching cornice.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sullivan, Judith
- Date of Issue
- 1993
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- GATE , HIST , NER
- Keywords
- cultural history, ehistory, function, historic landmarks, man-made structures, New Jersey, physical condition, Survey
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes , CRIS-HS: 008458: Fort Hancock-Quartermaster's Office/Storehouse 32