National Historic Landmark-Fort Klock

National Historic Landmark-Fort Klock

Fort Klock, a one-story stone structure, a rare example of a mid-18th-century fur trading post and fortified stone house.

It was used as a place of refuge by settlers during the Revolutionary War.

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National Historic Landmark-Fort Johnson

National Historic Landmark-Fort Johnson

Example of a vernacular Georgian house built (c. 1749) on the frontier of the Middle Colonies. Home of Sir William Johnson, land agent, military leader, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the northern British Colonies.

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National Historic Landmark-Fort Crown Point

National Historic Landmark-Fort Crown Point

Fort Crown Point is the architectural and archeological type specimen for further study of 18th-century military engineering, in a ruined but otherwise undisturbed state.

The fort played a major role in the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Crailo

National Historic Landmark-Fort Crailo

This brick farm house on the former Van Rensselaer estate is a fine example of a Hudson Valley house of the 18th century built in a Dutch style.

It also exemplifies the Dutch colonial socio-political system of ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Corchaug Archaelogical Site

National Historic Landmark- Fort Corchaug Archaeological Site

Fort Corchaug Archeological Site resources shed light upon Historic Contact period occupations in Montauk Country, an area encompassing the whole of eastern Long Island within present-day Suffolk County, New York.

Contributing cultural resources preserved ...

National Historic Landmark-General William Floyd House

National Historic Landmark-General William Floyd House

Floyd, a wealthy Long Island landowner before the Revolution, was a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. Despite all he stood to lose, he signed the Declaration of Independence.

In 1803 he left Long ...

National Historic Landmark-Flatiron Building

National Historic Landmark-Flatiron Building

Daniel Burnham, the architect of the Flatiron Building, was very influential in the development of both the Chicago and New York skyscraper styles.

Built in 1901, it was acclaimed as the world's tallest building for ten years. ...

National Historic Landmark-Hamilton Fish House

National Historic Landmark-Hamilton Fish House

Residence (1808-c. 1838) of President Grant's Secretary of State (1869-77).

During his tenure, he proved to be an exceptional manager and added stability to a demoralized administration.

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National Historic Landmark-1st Reformed Protestant Dutch Church

National Historic Landmark-First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston

Completed in 1852, the Renaissance Revival First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, is a nationally significant religious building by noted architect Minard Lafever that encapsulates both the maturation of ...

Unearthing Florida: The Battle of Olustee

The 1864 Battle of Olustee was by far the largest battle fought in Florida during the Civil War and yielded a plethora of battlefield artifacts.

Nearly 11,000 soldiers engaged in the battle -- that ended in more than 2800 casualties ...