Fort Pitt Block House

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Gateway to Bouquet's Redoubt (Blockhouse). The Blockhouse, Built in 1764, is a five-sided, two-story strong house built outside the walls of Fort Pitt. It is all that remains of the fort that protected the Ohio Valley from the British Crown. Located in Point State Part, it stands as the city’s oldest structure. September 24th, 1942.