Madison Barracks

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Madison Barracks
Location Military Rd., Sackets Harbor, New York
Coordinates 43°57′10″N 76°6′35″W / 43.95278°N 76.10972°W / 43.95278; -76.10972Coordinates: 43°57′10″N 76°6′35″W / 43.95278°N 76.10972°W / 43.95278; -76.10972
Area 113 acres (46 ha)
Built 1816
Architect Smith,William
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 74001246[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1974

Madison Barracks was a military installation at Sackets Harbor that was built for occupation by 600 U.S. troops, a few years after the War of 1812. It was named for James Madison who had just completed his presidency in 1817. The facility is a National Historic Landmark and a historic district located at in Jefferson County, New York. The district includes 86 contributing buildings and two contributing structures. It includes the stone hospital, bakery, several warehouses known as "Stone Row," a stone water tower, and a series of brick buildings constructed in the 1890s as officers quarters, barracks, mess hall, and weapons storage and repair building.[2] It is now operated as a residential community.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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