Fort Totten Officers' Club, also known as the Castle, is a historic clubhouse located at Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens, New York. The officers' club was built in the 1870s and expanded to its present size in 1887. It is a large Late Gothic Revival style building. It is a two-story, rectangular frame building with a projecting central tower pavilion and sheathed in clapboard. It features identical, polygonal, three story towers and a wood parapet surrounding the roofline.[2]
Fort Totten Officers' Club | |
New York City Landmark No. 0827
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 Fort Totten Officers' Club, April 2009 | |
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| Location | Totten and Murray Aves., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′32″N 73°46′41″W / 40.79222°N 73.77806°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000446 [1] |
| NYCL No. | 0827 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1986 |
| Designated NYCL | September 24, 1974 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Bayside Historical Society
editThe Castle is now home to the Bayside Historical Society, which focuses on the area's history. Exhibits include Bayside and Queens history and culture, as well as the building's history.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ R. Gilmour (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Totten Officers' Club". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
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