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Fort Pitt Blockhouse

🇺🇸 United States · 18th century

Fort Pitt Blockhouse in the United States
Photo: Kevin Myers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse or Bouquet's Redoubt) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh. It was constructed in 1764 as a redoubt of Fort Pitt, making it the oldest extant structure in Western Pennsylvania, as well as the "oldest authenticated structure west of the Allegheny Mountains".

The structure has never been torn down, completely rebuilt, or moved during its centuries of existence. Much of its timbers, brick, and stone remain original to its 1764 construction.

Text adapted from “Fort Pitt Block House” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Pitt Blockhouse ranks #6,460 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #99 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1764, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort Pitt Blockhouse?

Fort Pitt Blockhouse stands in the United States, at 40.4412°, -80.0098°.

When was Fort Pitt Blockhouse built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1764. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort Pitt Blockhouse?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,460 of 8,134 worldwide, and #99 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fort Pitt Blockhouse?

Fort Pitt, about 1 km away.

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