Fort Point (San Francisco)

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Fort Point (San Francisco) is a 19th-century brick masonry coastal fortification built to guard the Golden Gate strait, now preserved as a historic site beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Historic Site
brick masonry fort
coastal fortification
historic site
architecturalStyle Third System coastal fortification
builtFor United States Army
category Forts in California
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Museums in San Francisco
National Historic Landmarks in California
constructionEndDate 1861
constructionStartDate 1853
controlledBy United States Army
country United States of America
garrisonedBy Union Army
hasFeature barbette tier gun positions
casemated gun emplacements
parade ground
hasViewOf Golden Gate Bridge
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay
hasVisitorCenter Fort Point National Historic Site
surface form: Fort Point visitor center
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Historic Site
heritageDesignationDate 1970
locatedAtBodyOfWater Golden Gate Bridge
surface form: Golden Gate

San Francisco Bay
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco
locatedNear Marin Headlands
Presidio of San Francisco
locatedOn southern side of the Golden Gate
locatedUnder Golden Gate Bridge
maintainedBy National Park Service
materialUsed brick
granite
namedAfter Fort Point, the promontory on which it stands
numberOfLevels 3
openToPublic true
operator United States Army
partOf Harbor Defenses of San Francisco
surface form: Harbor defenses of San Francisco

defensive system of San Francisco Bay
primaryFunction defend the Golden Gate strait
shape multi-tiered casemated fort
usedDuringConflict American Civil War

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Third System of US seacoast defense hasPart Fort Point (San Francisco)