Fort Caswell Historic District | |
Location | 100 Caswell Beach Road, near Caswell Beach, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°53′28″N 78°01′41″W / 33.89111°N 78.02806°W |
Area | 760 acres (310 ha) |
Built | 1838 | , 1898-ca. 1941
Built by | U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps; Bernard, Simon |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 13001025[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 2013 |
Located in North Carolina on the Atlantic Coast, the Fort Caswell Historic District encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2] The fort itself was occupied by various branches of the U.S. armed forces for most of the period between 1836 and 1945 and is now a part of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly, a Christian retreat, owned and operated by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. It is accessible by the public to a limited extent per the conditions set forth by the Assembly’s Director.[3]