Accurate at time of registration: 24th April 1980
| PLACE DETAILS |
| Registry Name: |
Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District |
| Registry Address: |
NJ 36 |
| Registry Number: |
80002505 |
| Resource Type: |
District |
| Owner: |
State, Federal
|
| Architect: |
US Army |
| Architectural Style: |
No style listed
|
| Area in Acres: |
4584 |
| Contributing Buildings: |
144 |
| Non-Contributing Buildings: |
52 |
| Contributing Sites: |
2 |
| Non-Contributing Sites: |
15 |
| Contributing Structures: |
33 |
| Non-Contributing Structures: |
5 |
| Contributing Objects: |
1 |
| Other Certification: |
Designated National Landmark
|
| Certification: |
Listed in the National Register |
| Nominator Name: |
National Historic Landmark |
| CULTURAL DETAILS |
|---|
| Level of Significance: |
National
|
| Area of Significance: |
Military, Engineering, Social history |
| Applicable Criteria: |
Event
|
| Criteria Consideration: |
Significance of less than fifty years |
| Period of Significance: |
1950-1974, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1925-1949
|
| Significant Year: |
1859, 1895, 1949
|
| Historic Function: |
Defense
|
| Historic Sub-Function: |
Military facility, Fortification |
| Current Function: |
Defense, Landscape
|
| Current Sub-Function: |
Military facility Park Coast Guard facility
|
