The Old Barracks and the New Jersey State House
National Historic Landmark · Trenton, New Jersey
Two buildings a few blocks apart in Trenton that between them hold two national records. THE OLD BARRACKS, built in 1758 to quarter British troops in the French and Indian War, IS THE ONLY COLONIAL BARRACKS STILL STANDING IN THE UNITED STATES — Hessian soldiers were billeted in it when Washington attacked on the morning of 26 December 1776, and the Battle of Trenton was fought around it. THE NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE, begun in 1792, IS THE SECOND-OLDEST STATE CAPITOL IN CONTINUOUS LEGISLATIVE USE IN THE COUNTRY after Maryland's, and it reopened in 2023 after a six-year restoration.
101 Barrack Street, Trenton, New Jersey, 08608, United States
TWO INSTITUTIONS A FEW BLOCKS APART, with two different arrangements. THE OLD BARRACKS charges a modest admission, is shown by costumed interpreters, and keeps LIMITED HOURS WITH WEEKDAY CLOSURES. THE NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE IS FREE but is guided-only BY ADVANCE BOOKING THROUGH THE TOUR OFFICE, WEEKDAYS ONLY, with security screening and photographic ID required for adults — AND TOURS ARE SUSPENDED OR RESTRICTED WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION and around budget season. Book the State House first and fit the Barracks around it. Patriots Week and the Battle of Trenton reenactment run in the last week of December and are largely free. Metered street parking and paid garages only.
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