Fort Pitt Block House
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The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse[6] or Bouquet's Redoubt[7]) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structure in Western Pennsylvania,[8] as well as the "oldest authenticated structure west of the Allegheny Mountains".[9]
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Fort Pitt Block House | |
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Former names | Bouquet's Block House Bouquet's Redoubt Old Block House[1] |
General information | |
Type | Redoubt |
Location | Point State Park, Pittsburgh |
Coordinates | 40°26′28″N 80°00′35″W |
Completed | 1764 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Forks of the Ohio | |
NRHP reference No. | 66000643[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[3] |
Designated PHMC | May 08, 1959[4] |
Designated PHLF | unknown[5] |
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