Fort MacArthur
Former US Army installation in Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the military training camp in Texas, see Camp MacArthur.
Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California (now the port community of Los Angeles). A small section remains in military use by the United States Air Force as a housing and administrative annex of Los Angeles Air Force Base. The fort is named after Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur. His son, Douglas MacArthur, would later command American forces in the Pacific during World War II.
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500 Varas Square – Government Reserve (Fort MacArthur) (Battery Osgood-Farley) | |
Nearest city | San Pedro, Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 33°42′43″N 118°17′46″W |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | US Army, Quartermaster General |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86000326[1] |
LAHCM No. | 515 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 12, 1986 |
Designated LAHCM | January 22, 1991 |
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