oss al ▁columns , ▁a ▁third - floor ▁ball room ▁and ▁carriage ▁house . ▁This ▁estate , ▁" W ide ▁Past ures ", ▁also ▁included ▁an ▁extensive ▁Italian ate ▁wood land ▁and ▁ter rac ed ▁garden . ▁This ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁Robert ▁Bright ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁summer house ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁bought ▁it ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁post ▁commander ' s ▁residence ▁until ▁it ▁too ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Today , ▁only ▁retain ing ▁walls ▁and ▁some ▁flag stone ▁paths ▁remain , ▁but ▁photos ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Nov iti ate ▁Academy ▁building ▁and ▁Dr . ▁R au ' s ▁m ansion ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁interpret ive ▁sign age ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁Building ▁ 4 7 0 , ▁a ▁pilot ▁plant ▁known ▁as ▁" An th ra x ▁Tower " ▁( 1 9 5 3 ; ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁video ▁game ▁Pro totype , ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁is ▁the ▁headquarters ▁to ▁the ▁secret ▁military ▁organization ▁Black watch , ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁attacks . ▁They ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁fa ctions ▁against ▁the ▁player ▁character ▁Alex ▁Mer cer . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁sequence ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁film ▁Out break