▁These ▁structures ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁replaced ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁academic ▁building , ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" the ▁Academy ", ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁These ▁three ▁buildings ▁are ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁painting ▁by ▁George ▁Cat lin ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁a ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁original ▁academic ▁building ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ' s ▁records . ▁The ▁ ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁" ac ade my ", ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁present - day ▁Pers hing ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁This ▁academic ▁building ▁was ▁three ▁levels ▁tall ▁and ▁multip ur pose , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁open ▁floor ▁plan ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁that ▁double d ▁as ▁a ▁r iding ▁hall ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁the ▁West ▁Point ▁Hotel ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁Tro phy ▁Point . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁would ▁stand ▁over looking ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁for ▁a ▁century ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Th ayer ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁super int endent ▁Richard ▁Del