Water Battery
The Water Battery (or
Bateria de San Antonio) is a separate building that is older than Fort
Barrancas but still connected to it by an underground tunnel. It was built by the Spanish in the
1790's. The appearance and details are more decorative than the military look
of the Barrancas. Very cool!
This
door goes to a room used to store gunpowder.
Personally I think it looks like a wine cellar. Even the window openings for guns along with the opening for fumes to escape are artistic. I could definitely picture building a home here (though I don't think the National Park Service would like it).
The Water Battery (or
Bateria de San Antonio) is a separate building that is older than Fort
Barrancas but still connected to it by an underground tunnel. It was built by the Spanish in the
1790's. The appearance and details are more decorative than the military look
of the Barrancas. Very cool!
This
door goes to a room used to store gunpowder.
Personally I think it looks like a wine cellar. Even the window openings for guns along with the opening for fumes to escape are artistic. I could definitely picture building a home here (though I don't think the National Park Service would like it).
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