Английская Википедия:Block House (Governors Island)
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NRHP
The Block House, also known as Building 9 and the Governors Island Post Hospital, is a brick building in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor, New York City. Its name is due to its early use as a prison.[1] Ulysses S. Grant was briefly stationed there early in his military career.
Building 9 was constructed in 1839 in the Greek Revival style and was initially used as the Post Hospital. The roof of the building was originally flat, but was replaced with a hip roof in 1864 because the flat roof would leak.[2][3][4] Ten years later, two wings for patient wards were built because the original structure was so poorly ventilated.[3] In 1878–1879, Building 9 was converted to offices for the Military Division of the Atlantic and the Department of the East.[2][3][4] The building was used for various Army commands until the 20th century, and by 1947, the structure was converted to four sets of officers' quarters.[3][4]
Building 9 is two-stories with a red-brick facade, raised above a high schist basement. Brick paths lead from Nolan Park to the front entrance. The entrance is surrounded with granite around pedimented wood, which in turn enclosed a paneled wood door. There is a wrought-iron balcony immediately above the front entrance; the back formerly had a similar entrance design, which is now a window. The windows are six-over-six and contain granite lintels and window sills.[3]
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on Islands
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan on islands
References
External links
Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places in New York Шаблон:Authority control
Шаблон:Manhattan-NRHP-stub
Шаблон:Manhattan-struct-stub
- ↑ Landmark sign on side of building
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- Английская Википедия
- Страницы с неработающими файловыми ссылками
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
- Houses completed in 1843
- Greek Revival architecture in New York City
- Greek Revival houses in New York (state)
- Governors Island
- New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
- 1843 establishments in New York (state)
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
