Built 1870 Designated NYCL September 24, 1974 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 17 March 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86000446 Opened 1870 Phone +1 718-352-1548 | |
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Location Totten and Murray Aves., New York, New York Architectural style Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival Address 208 Totten Ave, Bayside, NY 11359, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday12–4PMSunday12–4PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–4PM Similar Queens Historical Society, Alley Pond Environmental Center, Crocheron Park, Poppenhusen Institute, John Bowne House Profiles | ||
Fort Totten Officers' Club, also known as the Castle, is a historic clubhouse located at Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens, New York. It was built in the 1870s and expanded to its present size in 1887. It is a large Late Gothic Revival style building. It is a two story, rectangular frame building with a projecting central tower pavilion and sheathed in clapboard. It features identical, polygonal, three story towers and a wood parapet surrounding the roofline.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Bayside Historical Society
The Castle is now home to the Bayside Historical Society, which focuses on the area's history. Exhibits include Bayside and Queens history and culture, as well as the building's history.
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