West Battery - Castle Clinton (1811-1821), Historical Base Map, Castle Clinton National Monument
Hugins WE. 1956. West Battery - Castle Clinton (1811-1821), Historical Base Map, Castle Clinton National Monument. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This Historic Structures Report concerns the Castle Clinton National Monument, the last of a series of forts on the Battery which guarded Manhattan Island in New York City from attack by sea. Castle Clinton was completed in 1811 and was an important element in the defenses of the city during the War of 1812, after which it served as a Third Military District Headquarters until 1812. The later uses of the structure symbolize significant phases of the development of the city and the nation. It was transferred from the Federal Government to the city in 1823 and used as a theater and entertainment center until 1855. Then, it was acquired by the New York State Commissioners of Emigration, when it served as a reception center for immigrants to the United States. It was known as the New York Aquarium until 1941. The report describes these periods of use and structural modification in Castle Clinton's history.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hugins, Walter
- Date of Issue
- 1956-11-20
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CACL , NER
- Keywords
- bastion, battery, brownstone, casemate, cistern, city battery, construction history, defense, drawbridge, Evacuation Day, fort, gorge, immigration, Jonathan Williams, magazine, Manhattan, military, officers' quarters, parade, privy, sally-port, tower fort, War of 1812, west battery