Fort Tompkins (Staten Island)
Fort Tompkins is a fort on Staten Island in New York City, within what is now Fort Wadsworth at the Narrows. Fort Tompkins (and its predecessor of the same name) guarded the landward approaches to other forts in the area from 1808 through circa 1898. The current fort was built 1847–1861, and was operational as a fort until superseded by new defenses circa 1898. It is now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. It is the last remaining of four forts in New York State named Fort Tompkins.
Fort Tompkins | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New York City Landmark No. 0824
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Southeast corner of the fort in 2016 | |
| Location | Fort Wadsworth, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′18″N 74°3′24″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1847-1861 |
| Architectural style | Third System of US fortifications |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001300 |
| NYCL No. | 0824 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
| Designated NYCL | September 24, 1974 |
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