Barracks
3 & 4
Construction on Barracks 3 & 4 began in July of 1870 and ended almost a year later. Both barracks consist of one 24' x 88' squad room with two 12' x 9' interior orderly rooms. A wing extends northward housing a 24' x 29' 8" mess hall and a 20' x 15' kitchen. These barracks were intended for infantry use, but records show that cavalry units stayed there as well. After the fort's abandonment in 1889, the barracks were utilized for a variety of purposes including the Hotel Concho and warehouses. Time coupled with the effects of fire and abandonment took their toll as the buildings no longer exist.
However, the foundations have been preserved and it is the hope that in the future reconstruction of the buildings will fill the gap now left in barracks row. Future uses of the two barracks include relocation of the fort's research library and archives, meeting and exhibit space, and more room for special events.