Fort Totten Officers' Club | |
Location: | Totten and Murray Aves., New York, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.7922°N -73.7781°W |
Built: | 1870 |
Architecture: | Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival |
Added: | March 17, 1986 |
Refnum: | 86000446 |
Designated Other2 Name: | New York City Landmark |
Designated Other2 Date: | September 24, 1974 |
Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
Designated Other2 Number: | 0827 |
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Fort Totten Officers' Club, also known as the Castle, is a historic clubhouse located at Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens, New York. The officers' club was built in the 1870s and expanded to its present size in 1887. It is a large Late Gothic Revival style building. It is a two-story, rectangular frame building with a projecting central tower pavilion and sheathed in clapboard. It features identical, polygonal, three story towers and a wood parapet surrounding the roofline.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Castle is now home to the Bayside Historical Society, which focuses on the area's history. Exhibits include Bayside and Queens history and culture, as well as the building's history.