i~t«>"l'~.!HI Onrt<:B ~WW. ot IX.'*il'D A C..UUCtion MAY i 1 1960 Oblet lQLeo r1w [Al'ohlteot 14l lcMatb Tb1r4 tenet I Pld 1-Ml,.U 6, Pa. Luldocape ATCbit.ect I ~..... I """"'" ..., 10, 1960 :u.:. ~ K .LJ ia,,n, J ::!_· g :-~ Ooord.111~ i1'.,._0tr;.:..r Officer Tcu Direct.or ~ rr.:Acti~-.1 aincter .._.ecc, •n.nc aructu.. aepon, fart 1,e-1• CUat• M$1t•d I• ,_r ....u.r•Uoa 1• , ... ..bJect report, CONietU. ol ~•-- a..u.. , ..-ataarac1w Dae.a. llUtoricd--. _. An~al .... ., ..,, ., tW.. ----· - .. a1M r..... tilla IOIC to ..-.tt c note. (Sgd.) George A. Palm~ Acting a..U-1 Dtnctor Att ..."7race • a . con tot fttef • ..,, "'..,, of npon / ""'·· aac.., ua..n, .•, ...,of • .,.re FLEASE RETU:m TO: TECHN?C;".t !::;~::r.~AT!C:l c:: :-:-::; DENV ~'.i ~ ::: :·:: ~: c::::·::: i:,·J iO:~rl ~ ~ , ~·.: ~~ ~· :,:::·;:~ ~ I I ATTENTION: Portions of this filmed document are illegible due to the poor quality of I the source document. I I I ,I , I I I I I I rI I HIStt>RIC STRUCTURES REPORT Part. I CASTL! CLilITOH CASTLE Cum'ON NATIONAL IDNUMENT Prepared by Thomaa M. Pit.kin Supervisory park Historian Statue of Liberty ·ational. Monument Mo.y 6. 1960 UCQIMIDID ~~~---"iDtirrie;.c~t~o~r:----------~----~--~--~ Date ------ ~-------.:ae9ial:1~o)tnaa&'i1:-Dni-1r~.;.c~t~o~r:----------------~ Data ----- ------~cc~hi1;.,r.:-Bso:oiiocC-~~--------------- oat• ------ ~--~~-SauUip~a'1r~1~nlttianndde8in~t~----------~--~--- D•t• ------ T!BLE OF CONTENT Subject 1. dminist.rat.iv ta •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••••• ly lilitar;r History ot the tte:ey • • • • • • • • • 5 Origin ot the 'eet tt ry (Castle Clinton) • • • ••• 8 Millt .ary History ot Castle Clinton • • • • • • •••• 1-0 Conatruction History of Ca tle Clinton • • • • • • • • 14 !or storation •• . .. • • • • • 36 otee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4fJ J. Archeologic&l a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 53 p.lu1t.rations 1. ' 'l&p o! Land under wate ceded by the Corporation of Nw York to th Unit d States for Fort.if'ications. lSC>7•"• • 9 2. "Plan of the ttery" (McComb Plan 151) • • • • • • • 14 ot t'orti cations t the ttaey ( cComb Plan 152) • • l4 ttery" (McComb Plan 153} • • • •••• • • • l4 5. "Plan o! th Tolil8r-Batteey for the South-West Point of the City of N ! k" (Archives Plan 36-14) • • • • • • • • 16 6. "C&Btl Cl.into , ·.e11 Y.ork" (Archives Plan .36-27). • • • • • 17 7. A Plan of Ca.stl Clinton, ew York. ( rchivea Plan 36-31) 17 e. "Plan of C&st1 Clinton, rbour of Ne York 'Archives Plan 36-32) • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • 9. Plan ot eat tery ( rchives Plan 36-ll) ••• • • • • • • 10. "Vie o! the tt ry Looking 1 il"th fro the Churn' (Stokes) 19 ll. 'Historical :p • Ca.s le Clint.on tional iom.unent". • 36 12. "Arcbeologi.ca.l search. Caetle Clinton National wnumenttt 56 n er of building: eutle Clinton ( no number assign ) • b. an justitic&tion1 Tlll.s etorlc tort in tte:ey ark b• a tional 1), 1950 and partially r estor by the ·ational Park rvi c duri the ensuing three a. It s built in y r 1008-lSll, the last of the fort on t.he lower of tt&n Island beginning with the Dutcn Fort mste in 1626. It help to ward ot! British at.tack during the ar of l.812 an J.Ater • vari and si.gnif'1cant history s e ter nt center, eonc rt hall, gr•tion tation. and r1 letion ot it.a restoration a fort \ s been appro~ as IO 66 pro am. Curr t pl&nnin v1 sea one-half the co.et of roa- tQration as lo eontribution, under the provieions of t~ e~ York City tional. Shrine Advisory rd aet o.f 1955. Ac- tiv intere.t on he t of influential roups in Ne , ?ork City in ~ letj,ng C tl Clinton tional Mon nt • a well as oth r ar n th city under atio:nal Park 5 rvice adm1niat~ation, in t tor t e op--- of the orldfs Fair n 1964, baa met with cordial reepo on th pa.rt ot the eoretary of the Interior. --·46 in ew Yor ity on pril 19 .. Seeretarr Beaton estated, 1n thia conn ctio ple you th Department of t e Interior 2 ia prepared t ita share ,of the t sk." Early com­ pl.•tio o! the r 1to at.ion o! Castll Clinton is therefore now Depart -tal p licy. • Provision or operating t Fund ing eought from interested liew York groups. to be tched by ipropri&t d tunda, for t.he "storation and r bilit&tion ot stl.e Clin on. On completion ot the atructure and it.a •qui ent a fort of tbe period o-! is12. together with exhi its illuet ating other rlods or ita history, the fort will oper .ted under th• ~et.rat.ion or the uperi.ntendent., Statue ot Liberty tio.nal. on t, aa a unit ot the ew York City area.a. of the ational rk Servic • A priva.t or za:t1on aed on interut in Caatle Clinton because or its War of 1812 • sociations is now forming in ew York City, under the spon orship of the · York City Na­ tional Shrine Advisory oard. egotiation of a cooperative agr t with t :da organiu.tion, when it s been developed, ia r~o ch co perativ agreement should look tote.rd as- aiatanc in the cost o! dev opment and turniahing, and &id in operating th Btruct t.o the extent or sponsoring suitable com- emorative observances. C&stle 1Cllnton will be a day us area, and will be open to the public ly to conform with the operation of statue of Liberty onument. Visitation v1ll be heavy, judg by- 3 the uperience of th Y rk Zoolo cal oci ty in OP4Jr&ting the York A ari on tbi. Bite, pr()ba ly running to l ,.000.000 :r more a.nnual.l.y A. eub&tantial. year-rotmd. stat'.! will be Nqtlired• provided by ot Lib rty ational M nwnent. Operating at 850,000 annually tor mrump;em.ent and pro- t ection, and 20.000 wmually !or maintenance and rehabilitation. ration ¥1.ll be by ppropriat fund!'. d. est1 te of coet for rehabillta ting structure: Current es te of th cost. of reatoration and re- bllltation of t e ructure, a rev.i. in the Saetern Office of sign and Con truction AprU 1, 1960, ie $700,000. This cost is tabul&t toll l ut ties - wat. , lectric, telephone • • • • 1.3.100 Utilltie - ....-r. • • • •• • • • ••• • • • 9,000 Reconstruct and rebab3litat •• .- ••••••• 520,000 ' tt hot Shot oven • • • 15,000 ..uaeum e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50,000 Historic ordn&nc ••••••• • • • • • • • • 46,400 Grade !ace • • • •• •• •••• 25,000 F c • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••• 21,500 Total 1700,000 A • pa o the research n ceeSlU'Y !or reatoration tudy' of period ordnance vill be nec­ , but t e s can prooably be absorbed by the allotment for Historic ordnance' list a ove. For full exhibit develop- ment ov6.t'i.ng all p iode of t.he structure ta history, additional 4 r earch st at coat of 5, 500 ll b ne«ied. No !unda are currently pro tor the restoration and r ha.bilit.a.t on o etl Clinton. It is reco ded, bow- er, that th ntir b• approved tor execution during the Fiscal l 1 62. IJ.'hi ie in line wt.th th Tentative Pro- r, Goal , YQrk , ently in the egional O!'t!c , rprov by th lew York Oity ational r.1.nes Advieory Boa.rd, and endors d, in · ner.a.l t.erma, by the cretary of the Interior. 2. C stl Clinton tional nument is both & link l(J..th a 8)'Illbol or the growl.ng new nation. It the last or aeries or forts on the ttery which, fro the Dutch sett... 'l;N.l~t o! 162 • guarded Manhattan Island f"rom at- ck by • A , it i one of th :t surviving linke ldt the early hist.or o! our greate t co rcial cit..y. Caetla Clinton, completed. in l.B'll, an i ortant element in the de- .1.ens ot Yor· City during the ar of 1812, after which it aerved u Third lltary Di.strict Headquart.ere until l.B.2l.. The struct vas later convert to uses which symbolize e1gn11'i~t. piJ&:L:.vu ot the develo t ot a city and a. na:tion ri . to gr atn • by the Federal Government to the 182.3, th .tort 'bees.me Castle Gard n, .tamed as a thu.t.er d ent ainment center until 1855. In that year Oa•tle Gerd.en 5 s aoqui by t Ne York State Commissioner ot Emigrat.1.on, erving tor the ;35 years a.a tlle nation's principU recep- tion conter for milli of imnigrants to our eh.ores. From 1896 to 1941 it. 11 well own a the Nn York Aquarl.u;m. rly lit.a.r,. History of the Battery For rt.ant, if not th principal, d.etens point tor New York Cit • In 1626, when Dutch colonial govtrrunent was first e~tablieh 1n w N therland.,, a fC)rl wae built on high round hove th point o the iala.nd. Fort A11111t l"dam• as it log blockbous urro ed by wod. n paliead• .and sod.d wall-e. During t enslli four d cad s., although the tort was repaired r built sever t. , b ng str.engthened by the construct.ion of ston fao bastions, it w.s ne: 'er effeative fortiticatio • For this reason, the Dutch tmder Petex- tuyve t t to clef' nd their utUeroent in 1664., wh a Brltiah t'leet.