North Waterfront in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Barracks/Apartments
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado
1. Barracks/Apartments Marker
Inscription.
Barracks/Apartments. . In 1905, the Army used inmate labor to add three concrete stories on top of the original dock-level brick barracks built in the 1860s. The finished structure, known as Building 64, served as quarters for soldiers assigned to prison guard duty. In preparation for civilian inmates, the Bureau of Prisons remodeled the barracks building into apartments for correctional officers and their families. The apartment house included a small market and a tiny post office. During the federal penitentiary era, this end of the island was fenced off for security of the families., ⠸⠹⠼⠓⠤⠠⠃⠜⠗⠁⠉⠅⠎⠸⠌ , ⠠⠁⠐⠏⠰⠞⠆ , [#8-Barracks/Apartment;],
In 1905, the Army used inmate labor to add three concrete stories on top of the original dock-level brick barracks built in the 1860s. The finished structure, known as Building 64, served as quarters for soldiers assigned to prison guard duty. In preparation for civilian inmates, the Bureau of Prisons remodeled the barracks building into apartments for correctional officers and their families. The apartment house included a small market and a tiny post office. During the federal penitentiary era, this end of the island was fenced off for security of the families.
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(Marker Number 8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 37° 48.388′ N, 122° 24.26′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in North Waterfront. Marker can be reached from The Embarcadero south of Bay Street, on the right when traveling north. The resin marker is mounted to a 3-D topographical map of Alcatraz Island. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pier 33, San Francisco CA 94133, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. There is a small braille plaque on the lower left corner of the marker. Inset Images:
Island residents named the narrow alley behind the apartment house “Chinatown”.
A general store, complete with soda fountain, was located on the first floor of the apartment house.
As many as 75 children lived on Alcatraz at any one time, ranging from toddlers to teenagers. Children went to school in San Francisco.
Also see . . . Alcatraz Island. National Park Service: Island of Incarceration, Island of Freedom (Submitted on July 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, June 15, 2023
2. Barracks/Apartments Marker
The marker is just out of view on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
