United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, New York)

 university, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, merchant marine / merchant navy vessel

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The USMMA is one of the five United States Service Academies and is charged with training officers for future duty with the United States Merchant Marine. Enrolled Midshipmen are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship's administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship. The Academy is located upon the former estate of Walter P. Chrysler. Currently listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

The clockwise completion of Fulton, Bowditch, Barry, Jones, Cleveland, Rogers, Delano, Murphy, and Palmer Halls around Wiley Hall created a quadrangle that became the heart of the new academy. The new buildings, all of which were completed between 1942 and 1944, were designed in a classically inspired vocabulary that echoed the Beaux Arts classicism of Wiley Hall, thus creating a unified architectural complex. With the exception of Wiley Hall, which is masonry and stucco, all buildings are of buffcolored concrete masonry units with cast stone (concrete) accents, and the buildings display a generally consistent cornice line, which adds to the visual cohesiveness of the area. The Classical Revival-style buildings are designed with an emphasis on balance and symmetry. The choice of architectural style likely was
influenced by the architecture of the Bendel-Chrysler house. This cohesion and repetition of architectural elements was a conscious decision on the part of the architects who designed the buildings and give the space a campus-like feeling

As of March 2018, the grounds, museum, and Navy Exchange are open to the general public throughout the year, Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm, with the exception of federal holidays and the summer and winter leave periods. For current operating status, 516-726-5800 option 3.

www.usmma.edu/
516-726-5800

American Merchant Marine Museum
Phone: 516-726-6047
Business Hours: 10:00am-3:00pm, Tue-Fri, closed Sat-Mon