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| FORT SAN ANDRES, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
Fort San Andres in one of the oldest and famous fort built for defending Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. This historical house was originally built on the offshore rock in the harbor. It is now inland due to reclamation of surrounding land. The fort fell in to disuse after the British captured Trinidad in 1797.
Commercial Newsroom and the harbor-master’s office were built later on the foundation of the old fort. In 1995 after the Police Service of Traffic branch vacated the building, the decision was made to restore the fort to its 1845 appearance and then it was converted in to a museum of the City of Port of Spain.
Port is a famous and historical house constructed with passion and it depicts the culture of Caribbean Islands. Several of the original cannons are still present in the fort. The Foundation of the fort bear the date 1785, but the fort may have been built as early as 1757.
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