Fort Brewerton
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Brewerton

Brewerton, Oswego County, New York
Listed
March 7, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
73001247

About this property

Fort Brewerton is a historic fort site located at Brewerton in Oswego County, New York. It is the site of a fort that originally was in the form of an eight-pointed star with sixteen 30-foot (9.1 m) faces surrounded by a 10-foot (3.0 m) moat. The 480-foot-long (150 m) parapet had earth walls 5 feet (1.5 m) high from which projected log palisades. Within the parapet were four log blockhouses, smaller buildings for munitions and supplies, and wells. It was erected in 1759 to defend the passage from Albany to the port of Oswego. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Fort Brewerton Historical Society operates the Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum, with excavated artifacts and exhibits about the fort and area history. The museum is a log reconstruction of a late 18th-century log block house that was located on the site. The museum is open 12-4pm on the third Saturday of each month from April through December as well as special events. Private tours are available by request.

Location

Brewerton, Oswego County, New York
43.24219, -76.14116

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARY
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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 Brewerton listed on the National Register?

Fort Brewerton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Fort Brewerton?

Fort Brewerton is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Brewerton?

The period of significance for Fort Brewerton is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1759.

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