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