Middletown Township near Highlands in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Officers Row

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Officers Row Marker

This is the 25th in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.

Inscription.
Eighteen houses comprise Officers Row; each was home to an officer and his family. Traditionally, officers’ homes faced toward the parade ground. Here however, army architects placed them facing Sandy Hook Bay to take advantage of the cool summer breezes and the splendid evening sunsets.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey - Fort Hancock Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 27.867′ N, 74° 0.349′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It is on Kessler Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the Fort Hancock area in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Highlands NJ 07732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central

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Jersey,

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ferry Landing and Chapel (here, next to this marker); Post Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire House Number 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mule Barn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baked Fresh Daily! (about 300 feet away); Rodman Gun (about 300 feet away); Protecting American Coasts (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.

More about this marker. The background of the marker features a photo from 1962 of the houses on Officers Row. These houses were built in 1889. A photo at the bottom right of the marker shows

Marker at Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker at Fort Hancock

“An officer’s family in the 1940s.”

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Officers Row Marker

Houses on Officers Row image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

4. Houses on Officers Row

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,229 times since then and 148 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.