Barrancas Barracks

Barrancas Barracks (1820-1947) - First established in 1821 as an American post on the site of earlier Spanish buildings. Popularly known as Barrancas Barracks but also known by Post of Barrancas (1821-1847), Camp Barrancas (1840-1870), Post of Fort Barrancas (1870-18??) and finally as Fort Barrancas. Deactivated in 1947 and turned over to the U.S. Navy.

Barrancas Barracks

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

Barrancas Barracks 12 Aug 1870 - "Barrancas Barracks is a large three-story fire proof building of brick, unfinished, measuring 196 by 36 feet. The building contains fifteen rooms, 32 by 26 by 16 feet, all well lighted and ventilated, and warmed by open fireplaces." Only seven rooms were occupied and eight rooms are unfinished and vacant.

Officers' quarters are five wooden buildings with verandas in front, and raised from one to two feet above the ground. The commanding officers' quarters contains five rooms and an attic; the dimensions are 47 by 36 feet.

Mean strength in 1868 was 75.25 men and in 1869 it was 58.75 men.

Current Status

Now located on Naval Air Station Pensacola., Escambia County, Florida.

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Location: Escambia County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 30.350083 Long: -87.291698 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 147-149

Links:

• North American Forts - Barrancas Barracks

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