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

Fort Hancock Officers’ Club

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Fort Hancock Officers’ Club Marker

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

Inscription.
This stately structure was officers’ quarters for the Sandy Hook Proving Ground until it moved to Aberdeen, Maryland, in 1919. It housed Fort Hancock officers until 1936, then it became the Officers’ Club and its red brick exterior was painted yellow to match the rest of the post buildings.

Sandy Hook Proving Ground operated from 1874 to 1919. Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 15.)

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 1919.

Location. 40° 28.057′ N, 74° 0.2′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It is on Canfield 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,

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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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Battery Potter (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Master Mechanic’s Quarters (about 500 feet away); The World War II Years (about 600 feet away); Proving Ground Foreman’s House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Locomotive Engineer’s House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barracks, School, Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chemical Laboratory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hasty Additions in Wartime (approx. 0.2 miles 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 Officers’ Club,

Marker in Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker in Fort Hancock

which opened in 1878. A photo on the right side of the marker shows a New Year’s celebration held in the Officers’ Club in 1944.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Fort Hancock Officers’ Club Marker

Fort Hancock Officers’ Club image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

4. Fort Hancock Officers’ Club

The Officers’ Club is Building #114 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 1,036 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.