Barracks 22 and 74

Barracks Building 74

Historically, these barracks housed enlisted soldiers. Building 74 could house 220 men or two batteries. These photos are from the 1950s and 1960s. Today, these buildings are home to two organizations: the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium carefully restored Barracks 22 to its historic appearance. Here they conduct innovative hands-on environmental education and outreach programs and manage research that benefits New Jersey's marine and coastal environments. NOAA uses Building 74 as part of the J. J. Howard National Science Laboratory. The staff of this fisheries research facility conducts investigations on climate change, habitat condition, ocean acidification and contaminants. Other organizations have headquarters on the parade ground as well, including the American Littoral Society and Clean Ocean Action.