Hessian Barracks


Hessian Barracks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hessian Barracks, December 2011
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Location	242 S. Market St., Frederick, Maryland
Coordinates	39°24′32″N 77°24′35″W / 39.40889°N 77.40972°W / 39.40889; -77.40972Coordinates: 39°24′32″N 77°24′35″W / 39.40889°N 77.40972°W / 39.40889; -77.40972
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1780
NRHP Reference #	71000373^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1971

The Hessian Barracks is a historic barracks and school building located at Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. There were two L-shaped buildings built on the site, one was demolished in the 1800s. It is a two-story stone structure with gallery porches and a gable roof. The barracks were reportedly built during the French and Indian War and occupied by General Edward Braddock and his troops on their route to Fort Duquesne. However, evidence suggests that they remained incomplete as late as 1781 when the structure was used as a prison.

The Barracks were put to a variety of used during the 19th century including a state armory, silkworm production site, and hospital after the Battle of Antietam. The yard served as the Agricultural Fairgrounds from 1853 to 1860. In 1867, it was chosen as the site for the Maryland Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, now the Maryland School for the Deaf. The original western barracks building was demolished in 1871 for the construction of a new building.^[2]

The Hessian Barracks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mrs. Preston Parish (December 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hessian Barracks" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

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Hessian Barracks, Frederick County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
Revolutionary Barracks, 242 South Market Street, Frederick, Frederick, MD at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

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