Fort Dupont: Cultural Landscape Inventory, National Capital Parks East- Fort Circle Park- East, National Park Service
Lester M. 2013. Fort Dupont: Cultural Landscape Inventory, National Capital Parks East- Fort Circle Park- East, National Park Service. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 600079. NPS National Capital Region. National Capital Regional Office/ CLI Database
Fort Dupont Park, Reservation 405, is located in northeast Washington, DC, approximately 3.9 miles southeast of the United States Capitol and 4.5 miles south of Bladensburg, Maryland. The park is approximately 346 acres. Located within the park is the Civil War‑era Fort Dupont. The cultural landscape of Fort Dupont is a component landscape of the Civil War Defenses of Washington. The Fort Dupont cultural landscape project area measures approximately 35.5 acres and is located in the southeast corner of the larger park. It is topographically defined by a ravine on its west and north edges, and is bordered on the east by Burns Street SE and on the south by Alabama Avenue SE. Fort Dupont is listed on the National Register as part of the 1974 Civil War Fort Sites nomination and the 1977 Defenses of Washington revision of the 1974 nomination. The National Register lists Fort Dupont’s period of significance as 1861‑1865. The fort is listed on the National Register for its military significance. This CLI argues that Fort Dupont is eligible under National Register Criteria A, C, and D. This CLI recommends expanding the period of significance to include the years 1901 to 1927, and 1933 to 1941. Expanding the period of significance will recognize Fort Dupont’s role in the development of parks and recreation in Washington, DC, as well as the Civilian Conservation Corps’ involvement in landscape beautification and restoration projects at the site from 1933 to 1941. This CLI finds that Fort Dupont retains integrity from the twentieth century periods of significance (1901 to 1927, and 1933 to 1941), and the historic Civil War‑era period (1861 to 1865). Fort Dupont displays the seven aspects that determine integrity as defined by the National Register of Historic Places (location, design, setting, feeling, materials, workmanship, and association) through the retention of landscape characteristics and features.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lester, Molly
- Date of Issue
- 2013-08-02
- Publisher
- NPS National Capital Region
- Units
- FOCI , NACE , NCR
- Keywords
- Battles in the North and South, Expressing Cultural Values, Fort Caton, Fort Du Pont, Fort Dupont, Fortification, Historic Site, Landscape Architecture, Recreation/ Culture, Regional Planning, Shaping the Political Landscape, The City Beautiful Movement, The Civil War