U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County, NY

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U. S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West Point, Orange County, NY

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Significance: Quarters No. 105 are among the earliest surviving quarters for professors at West Point. As part of a group of three structures making up "Professors Row," these early 19th century stone duplex quarters form a distinctive architectural grouping on Washington Road. Many of the most illustrative professors of West Point have occupied these quarters.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-363
Survey number: HABS NY-5708-5
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000562

The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 miles north of New York City. The Academy traces its roots to 1801, when President Thomas Jefferson directed that plans be set in motion to establish the United States Military Academy. The entire central campus is a national landmark and home to scores of historic sites, buildings, and monuments.

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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