Fort Hunt

Harbor Defenses of the Potomac

CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT

Fort Name: Ft. Hunt

Date of Visit:  11 Nov 05

Current Site Name:  Ft. Hunt Park

Site Use: Park

Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes
Dates and Hours of Operation:  7:00 AM to dusk daily

What type of programs are offered at the Site?:
Living History:  No
Tours:  Yes
Museum Shop:  No
Restoration Projects?: No  Just finished one  on Battery Commanders Tower

Are there events that the Site would like to have advertised in the CDSG
Newsletter:  Yes
Event:  Monthly Tours
Description:
Dates/Times:

What is the overall condition of the Site?: Good

What is the condition of the Individual Elements?:
Batteries:  Good-All four still exist.
Buildings:  Battery Commanders Tower (may really be the Meteorological station)- Good/NCO Quarters-Good but not open to the public.  Small building on site may be the oil storage shed but not confirmed at this time.
Other Elements:  No other elements have survived

What is the protective status of the Site?:
National Park: Yes
National Register?:  Yes
State or Local Historic Site?:  No
None?:

Current Site Owner(s): National Park Service
Current Site Supervisor:  David Vela
Mailing Address:  George Washington Parkway Headquarters, C/O Turkey Run Park, McLean  VA 22101
Phone:  703-289-2500
Fax:
Email: gwmp_superintendant@nps.gov

Support Group:
Contact Person:  Dana Dierkes- NPS Volunteer Coordinator
Mailing Address:  Same as site supervisor
Phone: 703-289-2552
Fax:
Email:

Other Contacts at the Site:  Matt Virta (GWMP Historian)
Mailing Address:  Same as site supervisor
Phone: 703-289-2535
Fax:
Email: matthew_virta@nps.gov

Is the Site or a responsible individual at the site a CDSG member?: No

What information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site?:  Two reference documents-already submitted application.

Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding?:  No

Is there anyone at the Site that would submit material for the CDSG Journal?: Matt Virta

Any Special Situations at the Site: No.  However,  NCO quarters has usual environmental problems of lead paint and asbestos which prevent the public from touring the building.  Otherwise no problems with the site.

If individual batteries, base-end stations, buildings, etc. are in some way significant, please indicate: None