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

Bachelor Officers’ Quarters

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Bachelor Officers’ Quarters Marker

This is the 31st in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.

Inscription.
The BOQ housed unmarried officers. Captains and majors lived on the second floor in their own suites with private baths and sitting rooms. Lieutenants occupied single bedrooms and shared a bathroom on the top floor. The first floor was the original Fort Hancock Officers’ Club with a dining room, billiard room, and bar.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 31.)

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 1895.

Location. 40° 27.701′ N, 74° 0.298′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It is on Kessler Road, on the right 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 at or near this postal address: 27 Hudson Rd, Highlands NJ 07732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in New Jersey’s Central 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: Barracks Row (a few steps from this marker); Post Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Lock’em Up! (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Late Addition to Officers Row (about 400 feet away); Sergeants’ Row (about 400 feet away); Athletic Field (about 400 feet away); Young Men’s Christian Association (about 400 feet away); Post Exchange (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.

More about this marker. The background of the marker features a 1937 photo of the Bachelor Officers’ Quarters, which opened in 1898.

Marker at Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker at Fort Hancock

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Bachelor Officers’ Quarters Marker

Bachelor Officers’ Quarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

4. Bachelor Officers’ Quarters

The Bachelor Officers’ Quarters is Building #27 in Fort Hancock.

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 1,032 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.