The two granite gate posts marking the entrance to Fort Totten were erected in 1889. By 1904 the wrought-iron fence was installed complimenting the posts' Romanesque Revival style. According to the Fort Totten Historic District Designation Report of 1999 "the Fort at Willet's Point was accessed by a road that extended from Bell Boulevard at the southwest. Subsequently, the main entrance was placed at the west end of Totten Avenue, a continuation of Willets Point Boulevard, after the fort was enlarged with the purchase of 26 acres in 1863."

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The gateposts are topped by bronze painted spheres that are rumored to be disarmed harbor mines.