Middletown Township near Highlands in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Barracks Row
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
1. Barracks Row Marker
This is the 30th in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.
Enlisted men lived on Barracks Row facing the parade ground. The four identical buildings each held a full battery of 80 soldiers. The U-shaped double barracks on the far right, built in 1909, held two batteries. Each barracks had its own mess hall, latrine, and barber and tailor shops.
Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey - Fort Hancock Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 40° 27.7′ N, 74° 0.306′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bachelor Officers’ Quarters (a few steps from this marker); Post Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Late Addition to Officers Row (about
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More about this marker. A picture of Barracks Row on the background of the marker contains a caption of “Barracks Row was built between 1899 and 1909. This is how it looked in 1912.” A photo at the lower left of the marker shows the interior of one of the barracks. It has a caption of “The soldiers in Barracks 23 lived in open rooms with row upon row of beds, pictured here about 1905.”
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
2. Marker at Barracks Row
The houses of Barracks Row can be seen behind the marker.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
3. Barracks Row Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
4. Marker in Fort Hancock
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
5. Barracks Row
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
