🏰 Blockhouse No. 1

United States · Americas · 40.80°N, 73.96°W

Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. Finished in 1814, the Blockhouse is the second-oldest structure in the park, after Cleopatra's Needle, and the oldest surviving structure originally built within the park site. It is located on an overlook of Manhattan schist, with a clear view of the flat surrounding areas north of Central Park.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	40.80°N, 73.96°W · view on map

Blockhouse No. 1 is located in United States, in Americas.

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