Harvard Square on the Cambridge Common in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Revolutionary Barracks

Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, December 7, 2025

1. Revolutionary Barracks Marker

Inscription.
Part of the Continental Army encampment on the Common and at Harvard during the Seige of Boston 1775 - 76

Erected by Cambridge Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 42° 22.645′ N, 71° 7.305′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Harvard Square on the Cambridge Common. It is on Waterhouse Street north of Garden Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the Cambridge Common. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Waterhouse House (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Charlestown – Watertown Path (about 300 feet away); John Bridge 1578–1665 (about 300 feet away); Prince Hall Memorial (about 400 feet away); Washington Elm (about 400 feet away); Washington’s General Orders (about 400 feet away); These Cannon Were Abandoned (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, December 7, 2025

2. Revolutionary Barracks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.