Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library

A. Documentary Evidence

• 1.

  Hening's Statutes at Large, 1748-1755, volume 6, page 628-9.

  August 1755 29th
  George II.

  Chapter I. An act for raising the sum of forty thousand pounds, for the protection of his Majestie's subjects on the frontiers of this colony… And whereas the public magazine stands exposed to the designs of evil minded persons.

  XIII. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That Peyton Randolph, esquire, Carter Burwell, John Chiswell, Benjamin Waller, and James Power, gentlemen or any three of them, be, and are hereby appointed directors, to treat and agree with workmen, to erect a high and strong brick wall, to inclose the said magazine, and to build a guard house convenient therto. And that the said directory apply to the governor to issue his warrants to the treasurer of this colony",…

• 2.

  Virginia Gazette, September 5, 1755. "THE Persons appointed, by Act of Assembly, to agree with Workmen, for the Building a Wall round the Magazine, and a Guard House, will meet for that Purpose on Wednesday next."

  Also September 12, 1755.
• 3.

  Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1752-1758, Volume 8, page 388.

  Thursday, April 29, 1756

  Upon a motion made,
  "Resolved, That an humble Address be made to his Honor the Governor, That he will be pleased in this Time of iminent Danger to appoint an Officer, with a Number of Men not exceeding Twelve, as a Guard to the public magazine in the City of Williamsburg, and to assure his honor, that this House will provide for the Support and Maintenance of the said Guard."

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• 4.

  Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765, Volume 10, page 78.

  Monday, the 8th of November, 3 George, 1762.

  On a motion made,
  "Ordered, That an Address be made to his Honour the Governour that the Guard appointed for the Magazine in the City of Williamsburg be discontinued, it being at this Time, in the Opinion of this House, an unnecessary Expense to the Country, and that Mr. Bland do wait on him with the said Address."

• 5.

  Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765, Volume 10, page 131.

  Friday, the 3rd of December, 3 George iii, 1762.

  "Mr. Bland reported that he had, according to Order, waited on the Governor, with the Address of this House, for discontinuing the Guard over the Magazine in this City. To which his Honour was pleased to Answer, that he would immediately comply with the Desire of the House; but as there is a large Quantity of Powder in the Magazine, he thinks it prudent to continue the Guard until the Sentiments of the House are known how the Powder shall be disposed of."

• 6.

  Journal of the Council of the State of Virginia, 1776-1777, Volume I, page 465.

  15 Day of August, 1777.

  …
  "Also to direct Armourer to employ every hand he has, or can procure, in repairing the public Arms. And the Lieutenant Governor is also advised to give the Commanding Officer, of the Troops at this Station, Instructions to be particularly upon his Guard at this time, as a Large Body of ye Enemy is now so near us - to keep a look out at Burwells ferry - a strict Guard over ye public Magazine of Ammunition, Arms and stores, and the Treasury to Order a Captains Guard immediately to attend and assist ye keeper of ye Magazine, and the Armourers in assorting and repairing the Arms and Accouterments for Action."

• 7.

  Auditors Account Book, 1780. No. 5, page 94. Virginia State Library.

  May 15, 1780

  Army Dr.
  "Went to Humphrey Harwood for work and Materials in repairing Magazine Guard House." £11.12.0
  

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• 8.

  Calendar of Virginia State Papers, 1795-1798, page 274.

  July 18, 1795

  "I beg leave to represent to your Excellency that on the return of the Company of Artillery under my command in August last, I deposited by the order of Gen. Lee then Governor of the State, two hundred and 75 weight of powder in the Old Guard House, the property of the state; also two casks of one hundred each, of my own property. They were safe and untouched at the time that Ensign Nice gave up the key to Mr. Richard Courtney. That on the 1st instant I had occasion to take out some powder, and after examining the casks, I found that the one left of the two last mentioned, had been broken open and the whole to about 5 or 6 pounds taken out, as well as 8 or 10 pounds out of one of the casks belonging to the State. I would therefore request that your Excellency will cause an inquiry relative to this loss, and take such other steps as may to the council appear proper, so as to guard me from loss."

• 9.In addition to the above the following maps of Williamsburg show a similar grouping of three buildings in the vicinity of the Magazine.
  • a."Rochambeau" Map. Date 1782
  • b.Unknown Frenchman's Map. Date 178?.
  Since the Item 1. above states "and to build a Guard house convenient thereto."; one of the three buildings shown on the maps can be assumed to be a guard house.
• 10.From the foregoing documentary evidence, it seems probable that between September 1755 and April 1756 a guard house was built near the public Magazine. This building was used by an officer and twelve guardsmen until 1762. (See also Item A-1, part III.) In 1777 as shown in Item 6, it may have housed the Guard over the public Magazine. After 1795 Item 8, nothing is known of this building.

B. Archaeological Evidence.

• 1.In 1934 archaeological excavations in the Market Square revealed fragments of the foundation walls of a Colonial Brick Building in the vicinity of the Powder Magazine. These walls were discovered by following the location of buildings shown on the Unknown Frenchman's map. Since these fragmentary foundations appeared to be of Colonial origin and are near the Magazine, it can be assumed that they are probably the remains 4 of the Guard House built in 1755-1756. (See Archaeological Survey of Foundations Surrounding the Magazine. Block 12 Area C. November 11, 1934.)^{These foundations were re opened in 1948 see attached diag.}

A. Documentary Evidence

• 1.

  Muller's Works, volume IV, 1757.
  Mariner's Museum Library, Text P1. XI, page 192.
  Text Sec. 15, page 197. Illus. Pl. XIII, page 196.

  "At the entrance of a fortress, and in the works that cover the gate, such as ravelins, horn or crown works, are guard rooms built, for the party without the inner gate, and which are shut out at night by the draw bridge in the curtain of the body of place: These buildings consist of two rooms, one for the officer, and the other for private men, as the plan and elevation in this plate shows (plate XIII)."

  "The officers room is 12 by 12 ft, and that of the private men 12 by 15; and there is a piazza of four arches before it, or 6 feet broad, and as long as the building, for the sentry to walk under in hot and rainy weather; the arches are supported by five piers or pillars of about 15 inches square, and are 6 feet distant from each other: the wall is two feet thick, the windows 3 wide, and as high again; the chimney 4 feet wide, and the doors 3 by 7; the elevation is about 16 feet high including the parapet wall of the roof; The piazza may be arched or flat roofed, according as it is thought properly by the engineer."

  Plate XIII, page 196, shows the Plan and Elevation of a guard House described above. This plate and plate XI also show the Plan and Elevation of Town Gates. These town gates again illustrate in plan the usual 18th century practice for guard rooms of a room for the Officer and a separate room for the private men, connected by an arcade.

• 2.

  La Science Des Ingenieurs Dans La Conduite Des Travaux De Fortification, Mr. Belidor, 1729.
  William and Mary Library.
  Text page 56, Illustration Plate 15.

  The text in this instance being in French, no attempt has been made here at translation. The illustration of the Guard House on Plate 15 shows a plan similar in general to that of Mullers. Namely, a room for the Officer, a room for Private Men and a piazza. This building is larger and has some additional features but retains the essential features shown on Mullers Design. Perhaps the reverse should be stated as being the truth. Since Mullers Works were published 28 years later than Mr. Belidor's and mention of Mr. Belidor's book can be found in Muller's Works.

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  Mr. Belidor's book also contains several illustrations of Town Gates where again the typical 18th century plan for guard rooms is illustrated.

• 3.Nouvelle Fortification Francoise, Per Mr. Rozard Lt. Col., 1731. This volume does not contain any illustrations of a separate Guard House but does have a Town Gate fully illustrated which again shows the Typical Officer, Private men and arcade plan for 18th century Guard Rooms.
• 4.The above mentioned as well as several other eighteenth century military publications show that military practices and construction were quite universal throughout the century. The handbooks constantly repeat previous acceptable practice. Such as Muller's discussion of Barracks¹ where he described the faults of the Barracks built 1752² at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, as well as his many references to Vauban, Belidor, etc... As a tie between hand book and construction in the colonies of the eighteenth century, Muller's illustrations of common English barracks³ and photographs of the Ruined Barracks, Crown Point, New York⁴ show that English building designs were adapted to available local materials, climate, methods of construction, etc., and in so doing obtained a character indigenous to the locality.
• 5.The above evidence indicates that an eighteenth century Guard House, whether without the Town Gates, in the Town Gates, or at any convenient location, would consist of essentially the following:
  • a.a room for the Officer,
  • b.a room for the Private men,
  • c.a piazza or portico the length of the building.

B. Archaeological Data

• 1.

  A large Baptist Church ^was built about 1854-55 ^near 6 the site of this building. Undoubtedly, during the construction and subsequent raising of this church, many of the features of the Guard House were destroyed.

  The Archaeological excavations revealed fragmentary remains of the foundation of a brick building 19'3" wide and approximately 27'9" long. This indicated length of the building checks with the length of Muller's design for a Guard House (Item 1a, Part II above). The width of the building however, does not conform to this design with its integral masonry portico and therefore leads to the assumption that this and other features of the building were probably adapted to the current standards and methods of construction in the colony. viz. A nominal 20'0" width building with a lean-to portico or portion added, a common form for eighteenth century buildings in Virginia.

  [above paragraph scratched through on photocopy]

A. Documentary Evidence.

• 1.

  Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-65. Volume 10, page 163.

  Thursday, the 23rd of December 1762

  A Petition of Michael M'Carty, James Atherton, Thomas Jones, Sen., Williams Shae, John Peal, Thomas Buckmaster and John Archer, setting forth that they have been some Time employed as Guardsmen over the Magazine in the City of Williamsburg, and hope they have discharged their Duty faithfully, during all which Time they were exempt from mustering with the Militia, or finding Arms, but now being discontinued are obliged to enlist in the Militia, and find proper arms; that they are very poor Men, and not able to spare so much from the Maintenance of their respective Families as will purchase suitable Arms for mustering; and praying that they may be permitted to keep the Arms they made Use of when they guarded the Magazine, which they promise shall be always ready for the service of their King and Country, whenever Occasion may require, was presented to the House and read; and the Question being put that the said Petition be referred to a Committee,
  It passed in the Negative
  Resolved, That the said Bill be rejected.

• 2.The following are excerpts from Henings Statutes at Large on the laws governing the Organization of the Militia in the counties and the City of Williamsburg in Virginia.

  Vol. IV, 1711-36, page 118. Scope…"have power and authority to list all free male persons whatsoever from 21 to 60 years of age, within his respective county, to serve in horse or foot."

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  Vol. IV, 1711-36, pages 118-119. Exemptions…"persons that shall be or shall have been on his Majesty's Council, speaker of the house of Burgesses, Secy of this Colony, judge…, clerks, commission as high as Captain:…" to find and provide one able bodied white man, a good horse, and such troopers accoutrements"…

  Vol. IV, Chapter IV. Exemptions…"Clergy, students, masters, professors at William and Mary or persons employed as overseers"…

  Vol. IV, Chapter VII, page 120.

  May 1723

  …"every soldier belonging to the horse be provided with a good horse, a good saddle, with breast plate, crupper, and a curb bridle, holsters, and a case of pistols, cutting sword, or cutlace, and a double cartouch box, and six charges of powder, and … appear with same at time and place appointed for master and exercises; and shall keep at his place of abode, a well fixed carlime, with holt and swivel, one pound of powder, and four pounds of shot and bring the same into the field with him when there unto specifically required."
  …"every foot soldier be provided with a firelock, musquet, or fuzee, well fixed and a bayonet fitted to such Musquet or fuzee, or a good cutting sword or cutlace, a Cartouch box, and three charges of powder, and appear constantly with same…and shall keep at his place of abode, one pound of powder, and four pounds of shot and bring the same…(eighteen months allowed for providing of above)

  Vol. IX, Chapter XIII, page 125. …"dispose of fines, penalties…for paying therewith a clerk as aforesaid and for furnishing the several companies belonging to the county, with necessary drums, colours, trumpets, leading staffs, partizans, and halberts, and after all those, for providing arms and ammunition for the countrys use."

  Vol. IV, Chapter XVIII, page 202.

  Patrols…"commanding Officer of the Militia…hereby empowered…to appoint and direct such and so many…to be drawn and to patrol in such places as … time to time… cause to be relieved by other parties… said parties shall have power to take up any slaves which they find convened together.

  And if any of parties… in this service for above the space of two days at any one time… shall be paid for all the time."

  Vol. IV, Chapter XIX, page 208.

  February 1726

  "And, forasmuch as it is necessary, that a sufficient number of men be appointed, for guarding the batterys erected in the several rivers … and for assisting in the better managing the great guns there mounted in times of danger."

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  Vol. IV, Chapter XX. …"Which said militia, so assigned for the service aforesaid shall from thenceforth be exempted from all private musters, except at the said battery only."

  Vol. IV, Chapter XXI. "And, whereas it may be needful in time of danger, to arm part of the militia not otherwise sufficiently provided, out of his majesty's Magazine, and other stores within this colony."

  Vol. V, Chapter VIII, page 19. …"to appoint an Officer and four men of the militia, at such time…, to patrol and visit all negro quarters, and other places suspected of entertaining unlawful assemblies of slaves, servants or disorderly persons… and in case one company of patrollers not sufficient to order more companies. Such patrollers shall be exempted from … private musters, and from the payment of all public, county and parish levies for their own persons for those years they shall be employed in that service." (Also similar Act, Vol. VI, Chapter II, Act I, February 1754.)

  Vol. VI, page 531.

  August 1755.

  Equipment required:
  Foot soldier…"footman:…"with a firelock well fixed, a bayonet fitted to the same, a cutting sword, a double cartouch box, and three charges of powder… at abode one pound of powder and four pounds of ball."

  Vol. VI, page 532. Persons exempt to provide arms for the use of the colony.

  Vol. VI, page 537.

  August 1755

  "Every officer within this colony, shall at all times that he acts on duty, at any private or general muster appear well armed in the following manner:"

  "County Lieutenant, Colonel, Lieut. Col., major, captain, and Lieut. of the horse, with a cutting sword and one horse equipt, with holsters and pistols well fixed; every Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain and Lieut. of the foot with a half pike or partisan, and a cutting sword and holsters, and pistols well fixed; every Ensign with a cutting sword and halbert, under pension of ten shillings"… "the same fines and penalties shall be paid by officers and soldiers of the Militia, in the City of Williamsburg… in case of their failing… to appear armed and accoutred in the same manner… as required of the several counties."

  Vol. VI, page 538. 12 months allowed for providing Arms.

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  Vol. VI, page 539.

  Sheriff to collect fines from Court Martial.
  Vol. VI, page 542.
  …"before 10th of June yearly…officer shall appoint … not exceeding four once in every month or oftener… to patrol all negroe quarters and other places suspected of"…

  …"10 lbs. of tobacco for 24 hours of patrol and exempt from personal levies, parish, public and county."

  Vol. VI, page 543. "And in like manner the chief officer of the Militia … and of Williamsburg… shall appoint all the persons of their Militia, to patrol within the said City and borough, or within a mile of the limits thereof by turns, as they shall think necessary; which officers and patrollers shall be subject to the same fines penalties, and to be recovered in the same manner as … in the counties."

• 3.Miscellaneous notes from Bland's Military Discipline, 1727.
  Art. I, Chap. XI, page 154.
  Mounting of Town Guards - 8,9, or 10 A.M.

  Art. II, Chap. XI, page 154. Even a detachment of 12 men should be sized.

  Art. V, Chap. XI, page 160. "They go first to the Sentry who is posted farthest from the Guard, and Relieve him, and so one after another till they end with him to the "Guard Room Door".

  Art. V, Chap. XI, page 160. It being the custom for the Drummers to take care of the Officers Guard Room.

  Art. V, Chap. XI, page 162. When the Guard Rooms are damaged of the Utensils belonging to them lost the Officer is not to relieve the Guard till he has sent to…

  Art. VI, Chap. XI, page 162. All sentrys are to be Vigilant on their posts; neither are they to Sing, smoke Tobacco, nor suffer any noise to be made near them. They are not to sit down, lay their Arms out of the Hands, or Sleep; but to keep their Posts, if the Weather will allow it.

  Art. VI, Chap. XI, page 164. "The Sentry at the Guard Room Door is to challenge briskly when any Person comes within 20 paces of him; and if he is answered Round, he is then to say, Stand Round, and Rest his Firelock, and call the Serjeant of the Guard. He is not to suffer the Round to approach after that, till ordered by his Officer."

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  Art. VI, Chap. XI, page 170. "The town major must take a Serjeant and 12 men."

  Art. VI, Chap. XI[?], page 209. These patrols should be sent every two hours, that is, an hour after each Relief during the night; so that with the Relief and the Patrol, the Sentries and the several parts of the Regiment will be visited every hour.

• 4.

  Virginia Gazette, Thursday, June 8, 1775. …This scheme was the better to do execution, as the Magazine was the general place of rendezvous for the Volunteer Company upon any alarm.

• 5.A summary of the above information into a possible functioning background of the Magazine Guard House as a unit during its mid-eighteenth century life follows:

  From 1756 to 1762 a typical military group consisting of an Officer and 12 private men acted as guard over the Public Magazine.¹ This group was probably associated with the Company of Militia of the City of Williamsburg,² and their arms and accoutrements were supplied out of the Public Magazine as provided by law in the times of danger.³ These 12 guardsmen were probably residents of the City of Williamsburg, and during their off-duty days resided at their usual abode. This statement is verified by the known form for eighteenth century Guard Rooms which were not barracks but merely a shelter for the Relief Guard Group. (During the night the Sentries were relieved every two hours)⁴.

  The 12 men would probably have been divided into two sections of 6 men each. Each section being on duty for a 24 hour period from 10 A.M. to 10 A.M.⁵ Each section of 6 men would then be equally divided, thus providing three sentries on duty at all times with three men standing by in the Guard House as relief at 4 hour periods during the day and 2 hour periods at night. The guard could be doubled in case of necessity by putting the 12 guardsmen on continuous duty. This would provide 6 sentries guarding the magazine. In case of extreme emergency in this last case all twelve men would be on hand to defend the magazine. Therefore each man would have been issued (if he did not 11 already own) a full stand of arms¹ and storage would have been provided for such in the Guardmen's Room. It would also be necessary to provide sleeping benches of some sort for the relief section, either on the guard floor or second floor under the roof.

  The Officer's Room would have functioned similarly to that of the private men, but its furnishings would have been the personal belongings of the officer and undoubtedly of a more refined character.

A. List of Drawings

[above table crossed out on photocopy]

B. Locations and Size.

The location of the building as shown on drawing No. 1 was determined from the fragments of the foundations found during archaeological excavations in 1934. 2 The size of the building 19'3" wide by 32'6" long was also determined from the fragments. The porch was added in order to conform to the known form of eighteenth century Guard Houses and on the basis that the evidence for this feature had been destroyed. (See Part II, Item B-1.)

[above paragraph crossed out on photocopy]

C. Plan

The plan of the building and size of the rooms as shown on Drawing 12 No. 2 was determined by adapting the known plan of eighteenth century Guard Houses to the existing known size of the building.¹ Since no cross walls or chimney foundations were remaining, this procedure worked out room sizes reasonable similar to those of Muller's Design.² The closet off the Officer's room was put in on the basis of Mr. Belidor's design,³ and as a means of obtaining access to the basement. The basement did not exist in the Colonial structure but was built in order to house the heating equipment necessary for the Magazine and Magazine Guard House to house a complete exhibit of furnishings.

The cross wall was not constructed to appear as a brick partition but as wood one, because it was felt that, if a brick partition had existed, some fragments of its foundations would have remained.

For the location of the fireplaces Muller's Design² was again used. The size of the fireplace openings closely followed the above as well as those found at the Public Records Office here in Williamsburg, an existing eighteenth century Williamsburg building of the same era in the century as that of this building. The ground brick facing used was based on that found in the Ewing House; also on eighteenth century Williamsburg building.

The location, size and shape of the doors and windows again follows Muller's basic design. These features as with the fireplaces were again adapted to a known eighteenth century Virginia prototype.

Since the fragmentary foundations did not allow an integral masonry portico as shown on Muller's Design, a portico of wood posts on a simple brick paved platform was used on the basis that the evidence for such a feature could easily have been destroyed and that this sort of lean-to type of addition was a common feature of eighteenth century Virginia buildings.

D. Exterior

The exterior of the building is of brick similar in size, shape and color to that of the wall around the Magazine. The bricks are laid in English bond and also as on the wall around the Magazine, the water table bricks are rubbed as are those at the corners of the buildings and the jamb bricks of the doors and windows. The arch bricks of the doors and windows are ground which again follows the cue set by the Magazine Wall as well as those of the Court House, Chesterfield County, Virginia.⁴ The bricks along the verge board on the gable ends are also rubbed as on the so-called "Debtors Prison", Block 13, Building 20 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The exterior doors and first floor windows follow in general design those of the Court House, Chesterfield County, Virginia (see footnote 4, page 12) with the sill, frames, sash, etc. of typical measured eighteenth century design.

The cornice and end board are similar to that of the Court House, Chesterfield County, Virginia ^{(see footnote 4, page 12)} with members and proportions from measured eighteenth century examples.

The roof is covered with round-butt asbestos shingles. These shingles were made up for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. to simulate wood shingles found in various eighteenth century houses and buildings in Williamsburg.¹

The chimney is similar to those of the existing eighteenth century Clerks Office, Williamsburg, Virginia. A slight variation of one of the cap breaks was made in order to proportion this chimney to a somewhat smaller building.

The windows in the gable ends are of a size similar to those of "The Office", Claremont Manor, Surry County, Virginia, an existing eighteenth century brick building. The sash, frames, sills etc. again follow typical measured eighteenth century examples.

The porch or portico is adapted from one of the Faunteleroy House, near Aylets, Virginia.² The cornice, posts, etc. are modeled after measured examples of Colonial members. Examples of lean-to porches breaking from the cornice can be found at "Farmington", Charles City County, Virginia³, and Walnut Vally, Surry County, Virginia⁴. While these last two porches appear to be of a somewhat later period than the Guard House, a feature so exposed to the weather and rot could easily have been replace and therefore show the characteristics of a later period. The Paradise House in Williamsburg, Virginia is a good example of an eighteenth century brick building with a lean-to porch added to it^portion. With the above examples and the designs suggested by Muller and Belidor⁵ it is felt that this feature as expressed is entirely justified.

The two windows in the basement of this building were put in as being necessary for the functioning of the heating equipment. They are below grade and the area grille is flush with the grade. Therefore they can not easily be seen and will not detract from the Colonial appearance of this building.

E. Interior

The general character of the interior was undoubtedly simple and 14 severe, as would be exposed in a small eighteenth century military structure built in time of danger. However, provisions were made for the following: racks for firelocks; hooks for hanging the Cartouch bags, cutting swords, bayonets, hats, cloaks, etc. for all twelve men and their Officer; as well as for simple furnishings sufficient to make men reasonably comfortable while biding their time between periods of Sentry Duty.

An illustration¹ was found primarily showing Military Costumes of the 1810-1812 period, but the background for these uniforms is a Barrack Room at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, England. This plate shows many interesting features which can be used as a guide in the ultimate furnishings of the Guard House.

A discussion of the interior features of this buildings is as follows:

• Flooring- Since the archaeological excavations showed there was no basement, the floor was assumed to have been paved or brick laid on the ground, as at the Magazine and other eighteenth century buildings. This seemed to be a logical assumption in view of the hard use by heavy shoes it would get and floors of this sort were always within a step or two of the outside grade which makes easy ingress and egress.
• Wainscot- A simple wainscot, see drawing No. 202, of flush boards with a beaded joint was used to prevent the walls from being marred by the furniture and the soldiers accoutrements. As this would have been true in Colonial times, the typical² expedient of a wainscot was used. The baseboard and dado cap also follow typical Colonial types.
• Windows: Drawing No. 200. The interior treatment is simply plastered at the jambs and the head without a splay. This treatment was found to have existed at the large window of the Magazine and at Bruton Parish Church.
• The Gun Rack: Drawing No. 203 was modeled after the magazine rack illustrated on page 229, Memoirs D'Artillerie.
• The Hook Strip: Drawing 202 is another common eighteenth century detail. The large size of these hooks was necessary to the wide belts used on the uniform. The Hooks shown on the Plate of the Barrack Room show a section of hook strip with hooks or pegs as large as those used in this building.
• Ladder: See Drawing No. 202 for access to the storage or sleeping loft. This ladder is similar to a Colonial model found at Brush House Kitchen, etc.

The remaining interior members such as Door Trim, Fireplace surround, Cornice in Officer's Room, etc. are modeled after typical eighteenth century examples as follows:

Typed September 19, 1946: PC.

1948 - Data from Field Notes