Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data: Fort Stanwix
Carroll OW. 1973. Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data: Fort Stanwix. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver, Colorado
Fort Stanwix was originally constructed by British forces in 1758, during the French and Indian wars. Like most of the British fortifications it was of timber and earth construction, and always required a great deal of repair work in order to prevent decay. On January 22-24, 1973, representatives from the Denver Service Center, the Northeast Regional Office, the New York District Office and the Harpers Ferry Center met in Rome, New York, to formulate plans for the future interpretation of Fort Stanwix. It was generally agreed that the guidelines to be used in the reconstruction of the fort structures would be as follows: 1. The major theme of the interpretive program at Fort Stanwix would center about the siege of the fort and the repulse of the British forces commanded by St. Leger. This would encompass a short period of time on each side of August 2-22, 1777, when the siege took place, or from May through December of 1777. 2. Fort Stanwix would be totally reconstructed on the exterior with all visible construction adhering to the historic scene. In other words, there would be no deviation on the exterior from the building details and dimensions as found in the historic period of 1758-1781. 3. All structures found within the fort area related to the historic period should be reconstructed either for visitor interpretation or use by management. This report gives recommendations for some forty historic structures in the Fort.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Carroll, Orville
- Date of Issue
- 1973-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- FOST , NER
- Keywords
- fort stanwix, fortification, military, restoration
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 040644: Bridge (040644) , CRIS-HS: 040642: Curtain Walls , CRIS-HS: 040643: Ditch , CRIS-HS: 040645: East Barracks , CRIS-HS: 040646: East Casemate - North Building , CRIS-HS: 040659: East Casemate - South Building , CRIS-HS: 040649: Glacis (040649) , CRIS-HS: 040650: North Casemate , CRIS-HS: 040661: Parade Ground (040661) , CRIS-HS: 040651: Pickets , CRIS-HS: 040652: Sentry Boxes , CRIS-HS: 040653: South Casemate - East Building , CRIS-HS: 040660: South Casemate - West Building , CRIS-HS: 040654: Southwest Bombproof , CRIS-HS: 040655: Storehouse (040655) , CRIS-HS: 040656: West Barracks , CRIS-HS: 040657: West Casemate , CRIS-HS: 040647: Whipping Post