Old Barracks

In 1784 the Old Barracks was in a period of transition and its actual usage remains uncertain. The building had served as a hospital for much of the Revolutionary War and was soon to be acquired by a consortium of Trenton notables and rented out as residential units. At the time of Congress meeting in Trenton in late 1784 it may have been pressed into use as accommodations for legislators and their families and staff.

[credit: historic postcard, circa 1930, courtesy of Hunter Research, Inc.]