Completed in 1887, this building served as an infantry barracks, or housing for infantry troops stationed here. With an interior of wooden floors and plastered walls, it was a vast improvement over the rude log barracks in use since 1858. Shaped like an inverted capital 'T', the front part, or top of the 'T' measures 102' x 38' and faces the parade grounds. The majority of this section was a dormitory where a fifty-man company lived and slept. On the right side were three small shop rooms and a store room. On the left side there was another store room and rooms for the 1st Sergeant and an orderly. The rear portion measures 64' x 34' and held the kitchen, dining room , barbershop and washroom. Built of quarried stone, this is the largest of the remaining original buildings at Fort Bridger.
Only three years after this barracks was completed, the post was abandoned and local residents used this building as a barn. It was used as a barn for several more years than as a military barracks. In the mid 1900's, after the cows had been evicted, it was cleaned up and turned into a museum. Today, as the Fort Bridger State Museum, it houses several displays depicting the various different periods in Fort Bridger's colorful history.
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