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U.S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West & North of intersection of Wilson & Kinsley Hill Roads, West Point, Orange County, NY

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U.S. Military Academy, Officer's Quarters, West & North of intersection of Wilson & Kinsley Hill Roads, West Point, Orange County, NY

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Significance: Quarters No. 21 is an example of the highly successful officers' quarters designed for the U.S. Military Academy by the office of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson. Its character, neo-gothic, reflects the general theme of their work at the Academy, providing, also, an exceptional example of an American Arts and Crafts interior.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-363
Survey number: HABS NY-5708-30
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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