Butler's Barracks

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Butler's Barracks was the home of a British officer John Butler in what was then Newark, Upper Canada (today is Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Butler's regiment, the Butler's Rangers are linked to the historic Queen's York Rangers.

Built in 1854, it was one of many barracks in the town It is one of several military sites in the town along the Niagara River:

The barracks was one of several buildings in the Commons area of the town:

Commissariat Officer's Quarters and Store (1839) - a two-and-a-half storey house home to the British Commissariat Department

Junior Commissariat Officer's Quarters (1817) - used as Headquarters Staff, a mess or dining facility for officers, and a residence

Commandant's Quarters

Indian Council House (1812?) - became Hospital in 1822
fuel yard
storehouses
Gunshed (1821)

The British passed control of the grounds to the Canadian Army in 1871 and became the training grounds and home to the 2nd Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

From 1917 to the end of World War I, the barracks became Camp Kosciuszko, home to the Polish Army in Canada. After the war the barracks became Camp Niagara and was used until the 1960s. It is now part of the Fort George National Historic Site.