Mess Hall building 58 at Fort Hancock, Gateway National Recreation Area
FORT HANCOCK WALKING TOUR
Tour Stop 39: Mess Hall
Building Numbers 55-58
Construction Date: 1905
The original Enlisted Men’s Barracks at Fort Hancock (Buildings 22-25) were built with mess halls inside. However, to free up more space for sleeping quarters, separate mess halls were built behind each barracks in 1905. While Fort Hancock closed in 1974, the Mess Hall Buildings 55, 56, and 57, plus Barracks 24 and 25, remained in use as a U. S. Army Reserve training center until 1981.
Building 58 on the corner of McGruder and Hudson roads has been renovated and is now used as a National Park Service office. Building 56 is used by the Marine Academy of Science as a storage facility. The other two mess hall buildings have not been renovated.
The Mess Hall is the last stop on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.
One of two deteriorating mess halls at Fort Hancock, Gateway National Recreation Area
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Last updated on December 19, 2024
