Fort Baldwin

Fort Baldwin Historic Site
Fort Baldwin
Location in Maine
LocationSabino Hill, Phippsburg, Maine
Coordinates43°45′00″N 69°47′06″W / 43.75000°N 69.78500°W / 43.75000; -69.78500
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
ArchitectUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
NRHP reference No.79000166
Fort Baldwin
Part of Coast Defenses of the Kennebec
Phippsburg, Maine
Site information
TypeFortification
OwnerPublic - State of Maine
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1905–1912
Built byU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
In use1912–1924, 1941–1945
MaterialsReinforced concrete, earth
Garrison information
Garrison
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1979

Fort Baldwin is a former coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, United States, preserved as the Fort Baldwin State Historic Site. It was named after Jeduthan Baldwin, an engineer for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.