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Historic American Buildings Survey,
Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
View photos from this survey. (Some may not be online).
Fort Pike, 27100 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
- Title: Fort Pike, 27100 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
- Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Related Names:
Bernard, Simon
Totten, Joseph Gilbert
Bennett, James
Morte, Peter
John Milner Associates
Gadsden, James
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chase, William H.
Pike, Zebulon Montgomery
Schara, Mark , program coordinator
McClure, Ursula Emery , faculty sponsor
Osborne, James F. , photographer
Boley, Lindsay , field team
Canales, James , field team
Pugh, Landon , field team
Osborne, Jim , field team
Autilio, Kathleen , field team
Schmidt, Karl , field team
Frank, Nathaniel , field team
Miller, Kossen , field team
Howe, Alyce , field team
Perez, Monica , field team
Rispone, Reagan , field team
Jordan, Ethan , field team
Jordan, Ethan - Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
- Medium:
Photo(s): 32
Measured Drawing(s): 15
Data Page(s): 25
Photo Caption Page(s): 3 - Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
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)
- Call Number: HABS LA-204
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place
- Significance: Fort Pike was the first of the Third System Fortifications. Considered part of the “Monroe forts of the 1st class,” the fort was one of the many forts planned by President James Monroe in order to defend the United States’ great cities and vulnerable waterways that led into the interior of the nation. Fort Pike and its sister fort, Fort McComb, were the first permanent American structures reflecting a defensive position on land and water defense. Strategically placed near the site of old Fort Petite Coquilles to guard the passage known as The Rigolets, Fort Pike lies on a peninsula between Lakes Borgne and Pontchartrain. Both lakes provide access to the city of New Orleans and openings into the Mississippi River. With this sensitive location, Fort Pike was responsible for the protection of a major port city and our Nation’s interior. When first constructed, the fort was separated from The Rigolets by a narrow strip of land between the inner and outer moat. Today this narrow strip no longer exists leaving the main part of the fort exposed to wave action from The Rigolets, which in turn is accelerating the deterioration of the fort (Castille, 1-3). Within the last 140 years, the shoreline along The Rigolets has receded as much as 500 feet in some locations, and as much as 200 feet in the vicinity of Fort Pike (Groene). The significance of HABS documentation of Fort Pike is threefold: its architectural significance to military fortifications, its historical significance to coastal fortifications, and finally, its perilous condition within the coastal eco-system of Louisiana. If the present predictions regarding coastal land loss and global climate change hold true, Fort Pike is at risk, at a minimum, of being more severely damaged and at a maximum, completely destroyed and erased. Some professionals have already begun to take action in the preservation efforts towards Fort Pike. John Milner Associates, a team of architects and archeologists based out of Alexandria, Virginia, provided designs for the fort and its site. Most significantly the team designed wooden structures that sit in the corner casemates of the fort and work to stabilize the structure in the event of further structural deterioration. The HABS documentation would create a permanent archive of the structure and would contribute to the legacy and record of Louisiana’s coastal built environment and the United States’ system of coastal defense fortifications.
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2095
- Survey number: HABS LA-204
- Building/structure dates: 1819-1826 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: after. 1840- before. 1849 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: after. 1850- before. 1855 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: 1868-1869 Subsequent Work
- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000557
- Subjects:
- Place:
- Latitude/Longitude: 30.166203, -89.736596
- Collections:
- Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
- Bookmark This Record:
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/la0724/
The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: 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
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: HABS LA-204
- Medium:
Photo(s): 32
Measured Drawing(s): 15
Data Page(s): 25
Photo Caption Page(s): 3
If Digital Images Are Displaying
You can download online images yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services.
HABS/HAER/HALS materials have generally been scanned at high resolution that is suitable for most publication purposes (see Digitizing the Collection for further details about the digital images).
- Photographs--All photographs are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Call Number and Item Number that appear under the photograph in the multiple-image display (e.g., HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-2).
- If possible, include a printout of the photograph.
- Drawings--All drawings are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Survey Number (e.g., HAER NY - 143) and Sheet Number (e.g., "Sheet 1 of 4"), which appear on the edge of the drawing. (NOTE: These numbers are visible in the Tiff "Reference Image" display.)
- If possible, include a printout of the drawing.
- Data Pages
- Make note of the Call Number in the catalog record.
If Digital Images Are Not Displaying
In the rare case that a digital image for HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is not displaying online, select images for reproduction through one of these methods:
- Visit the Prints & Photographs Reading Room and request to view the group (general information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html). It is best to contact reference staff in advance (see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html) to make sure the material is on site. OR
- P&P reading room staff can provide up to 15 quick copies of items per calendar year (many original items in the holdings are too old or fragile to make such copies, but generally HABS/HAER/HALS materials are in good enough condition to be placed on photocopy machines). For assistance, see our Ask a Librarian page OR
- Hire a freelance researcher to do further selection for you (a list of researchers in available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/013_pic.html).
- You can purchase copies of various types, including quick copies, through Library of Congress Duplication Services (price lists, contact information, and order forms for Library of Congress Duplication Services are available on the Duplication Services Web site):
- Make note of the Call Number listed above.
- Look at the Medium field above. If it lists more than one item:
- The entire group can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- All the items in a particular medium (e.g., all drawings, all photographs) can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- Call Number: HABS LA-204
- Medium:
Photo(s): 32
Measured Drawing(s): 15
Data Page(s): 25
Photo Caption Page(s): 3
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will
be visible on the left.)
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
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No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.