Fort Pike
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Pike

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
August 13, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000557

About this property

Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana, a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via Lake Borgne, to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans. It was located near the community of Petite Coquille, now within the city limits of New Orleans. The fort's ruins have long been a tourist attraction with periods of abandonment. The fort was damaged by the Hurricane Katrina storm surge in 2005, and closed for a period. It also had to be closed following Hurricanes Gustav and Isaac in 2008 and 2012, respectively.

Location

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
30.16634, -89.73694

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fort Pike listed on the National Register?

Fort Pike was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Fort Pike?

Fort Pike is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Pike?

The period of significance for Fort Pike is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1812.

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