Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite
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Nearest city | Sausalito, California |
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Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
Built | 1867 |
Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
NRHP reference No. | 73000255[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1973 |
Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite near Sausalito, California is a combination of historic sites that, as a group, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973. Fort Baker is a major part. Fort Barry was constructed in 1900-1901 with 5 gun batteries, and Fort Cronkhite was built in 1914 following lengthy negotiations between the US Army and the state of California.
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![Fort Cronkhite](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/18px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
![Fort Barry](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/18px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
![Fort Baker](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/18px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
It includes or is associated with the Lime Point Tract Reservation and the Tennessee Point Military Reservation.[1] The Lime Point Tract Reservation is a historic name for Fort Baker, which became the new name in 1897.[2]
The NRHP listing included one contributing building, 14 contributing structures and three contributing sites, with an area of 25 acres (10 ha).[1]
Cavallo Point, now a conference center or hotel, is included.
There is at least one notable example of Stick/Eastlake architecture included.[3]
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See also
- Fort Baker
- Fort Barry
- Fort Cronkhite
- Baker–Barry Tunnel
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Erwin N (1979). "HISTORIC RESOURCE STUDY FORTS BAKER, BARRY, CRONKHITE OF GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA CALIFORNIA" (PDF). DENVER SERVICE CENTER BRANCH OF HISTORY PACIFlC NORTHWEST/WESTERN TEAM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DENVER, COLORADO (published November 1979). National Park Service.
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Further reading
- Haller, Stephen A. (2010). The last missile site: an operational and physical history of Nike Site SF-88, Fort Barry, California. Bodega Bay, Calif: Hole in the Head Press. ISBN 9780976149415.
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