Multi-part, detailed architectural documentation for the Fort Slocum Historic and Archeological District. Documentation of individual buildings and structures includes descriptions, history, maps, photographs and plans. These reports are somewhat technical in nature, and most files are large.
Detailed descriptions and photographs of historic buildings and structures. Part 2 of Volume 5 (Buildings 110-128A, including the Mortar Battery, rev. 1, January 2010) includes:
All buildings and structures in this part were located in the Defense and Support Area.
Detailed descriptions and photographs of historic buildings and structures. Part 1 of Volume 6 (Buildings 130-135 and Unnumbered Structures, rev. 1, February 2010) includes:
All buildings and structures in this part were located in the Defense and Support Area.
Detailed descriptions and photographs of historic buildings and structures. Part 1 of Volume 6 (Buildings 130-135 and Unnumbered Structures, rev. 1, February 2010) includes:
Functional areas represented by this part include the Defense and Support Area (Battery Practice), the Parade Ground (Flagpole and Parade Ground), and the Quartermaster Area (Rodman Gun Monument). The seawall was on the seaward boundary of all of the post’s functional areas aside from the Parade Ground. The system of roads and paths encompassed all functional areas at Fort Slocum.
Lists all buildings and structures inventoried as part of the Fort Slocum Historic and Archeological District and provides building numbers employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ demolition project, along with numbers assigned under the 1887, 1893, 1941 and 1957 numbering systems. The also lists historic names or functions and years of completion and demolition. This table is a simplified version of the guide to building numbers that appears in historic overview of Fort Slocum (available as a standalone document and in Fort Slocum Architectural Documentation Volume 1, Part 1, dated May 2008), with corrections and additions through February 2010.
Inventory of 174 remnant small-scale cultural features and 323 specimens and stands of remnant historic vegetation in the Fort Slocum Historic and Archeological District identified during surveys in April and May 2008. All functional areas of the post were covered during the surveys. Inventoried cultural features included streetlamps, fire hydrants, benches, trashcan enclosures, laundry lines, walls, fences, and athletic and recreational objects; most of these features were demolished after the inventory. Remnant historic vegetation comprised herbaceous plants, such as day lily, daffodil and English ivy; shrubs, such as common yew, forsythia and privet; and 16 probable historic tree species dominated by Norway maple, horse chestnut, red oak, basswood and sycamore. The report accompanying the inventory describes survey methods and traces the historic development of the landscape of Davids Island based on historic photographs and documents, archeological findings, and oral history interviews.