Prescott Barracks and Hospital Plaque

THE PRESCOTT BARRACKS AND HOSPITAL

The front portion of this structure, on of the earliest
surviving military buildings in Ontario, was constructed as a
residence about 1810 by Colonel Edward Jessup, the founder
of Prescott. Following the outbreak of the War of 1812, the
stone house was appropriated for use as a barracks by local
militia and later, British regulars. It was soon enclosed
within a stockade with other buildings, including a log
schoolhouse also converted for barracks. Although a fort was
completed nearby in 1814, the Jessup building continued to
form part of the strategically located Prescott garrison.
Between 1815 and 1817 it served as a combined hospital and
barracks store, and in 1823 the British forces purchased the
house from the Jessup family.

ERECTED BY THE ONTARIO HERITAGE FOUNDATION
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND RECREATION