Engineer's Office & Quarters

Engineer's Office & Quarters (HM2H9E)

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N 13° 4.894', W 59° 36.372'

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Barbados Garrison

Engineer's Office & Quarters
Built circa 1720
The oldest 'house' within the Garrison. Known today as the 'Bush Hill House' or the George Washington House and Museum.George Washington stayed here in 1751. Acquired for the 'New' Garrison in 1789, it was used primarily as the 'Resident Engineers Quarters'. In the latter half of the 19th century it was known as the 'Bush Hill Commanding Officers Quarters'.In 1906 the House returned to private ownership and was used as a residence and later as offices. The Government of Barbados acquired the property in 1999 after which it was restored as the 'George Washington House & Museum'.
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HM NumberHM2H9E
Series This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series
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Date Added Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)21P E 217384 N 1447611
Decimal Degrees13.08156667, -59.60620000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 13° 4.894', W 59° 36.372'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds13° 4' 53.64" N, 59° 36' 22.32" W
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