Architectural Explorations at Fort McHenry: Buildings A, C, D, and E – 1958
Nelson LH. 1958. Architectural Explorations at Fort McHenry: Buildings A, C, D, and E – 1958. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Constructed between 1798 and 1800, Fort McHenry is a bastioned pentagon fort built to defend the Baltimore Harbor. In the War of 1812, the Fort withstood British bombardment during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States. The Fort would later serve as a military prison during the Civil War, army hospital in World War I, and Coast Guard base in World War II. This report is an account of the architectural investigation of several historic buildings at the Fort conducted in October, 1958. The investigation found that the soldiers' barracks (Buildings D & E) and the officers' quarters (Buildings A & C) were originally built with cellar kitchens.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nelson, Lee
- Date of Issue
- 1958-11-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOMC , NER
- Keywords
- barracks, bastioned pentagon, Civil War, fort, military, quarters, Star Fort, War of 1812, World War I, World War II