When the fort was abandoned in 1879, the hospital was split in two for private residences. They were then moved to what is now St. Clair Street, immediately behind (west) of the current Blue Water Convention Center/Hilton.
In the 1970s and 1980s, archaeological work determined the two structures were authentic and had once been a single building. Between 2000 and 2002, the Port Huron Museum acquired both houses and moved them to Lighthouse Park which is owned by the City of Port Huron. There they were once again aligned side-by-side in a stockade-fenced lot.
Restoration of it began in 2012 and will be carried out in phases.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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