Vancouver Barracks
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | |
Artillery barracks in the Fort Vancouver Historic Site area | |
| Location | Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Built | 1849 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000370 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
The Vancouver Barracks was the first United States Army base located in the Pacific Northwest, established in 1849, in what is now contemporary Vancouver, Washington. It was built on a rise 20 feet (6.1 m) above the Fort Vancouver fur trading station established by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Its buildings were formed in a line adjacent to the Columbia River approximately 2,000 yards (1,800 m) from the riverbank.