Fort Adams

Fort Adams
Newport, Rhode Island
Fort Adams on 31 August 2005
Type	Coastal artillery post
Site information
Controlled by	United States
Site history
Built	1798–1799; 1824–1857
In use	1799–1824; 1841–1953
Materials	granite, shale and brick
Garrison information
Past commanders	Captain John Henry Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Kendrick Pierce Brigadier General Robert Anderson Colonel Henry Jackson Hunt[1]
Fort Adams
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Interactive map showing the location of Fort Adams
Nearest city	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°28′43″N 71°20′16″W / 41.47866°N 71.33788°W / 41.47866; -71.33788
Built	1799, rebuilt 1824
Architect	Louis de Tousard (1799), Simon Bernard and Joseph G. Totten (1824)
NRHP reference No.	70000014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1970[3]
Designated NHLD	December 8, 1976[2]

Fort Adams is a former United States Army post in Newport, Rhode Island, that was established on July 4, 1799, as a First System coastal fortification, named for President John Adams, who was in office at the time. Its first commanding officer was Captain John Henry who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812. The current Fort Adams was built between 1824 and 1857 under the Third System of coastal forts; it is part of Fort Adams State Park today.