About this property
Fort Point, known historically as the Castillo de San Joaquín (Spanish for "Saint Joachim's Castle") is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed. The site was originally fortified by the Spanish in 1794 as a complementary defense outpost to the Presidio of San Francisco. The current structure was completed by the United States Army after the U.S. conquest of California and just before the American Civil War, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships. The fort is now protected as Fort Point National Historic Site, a United States National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service as a unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is now popular as a tourist viewing point of the Golden Gate Bridge directly on top of it.
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When was Fort Point National Historic Site listed on the National Register?
Fort Point National Historic Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1970.
What type of historic resource is Fort Point National Historic Site?
Fort Point National Historic Site is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Fort Point National Historic Site?
The period of significance for Fort Point National Historic Site is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.
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