Historic Barnhardt Hall
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Circa 1904 - Barnhardt Hall
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Chattanooga Vacation Rental by Owner

 
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Welcome to Barnhardt Hall...a unique, circa 1904 vacation rental home located in the Historic District of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.  Perfect for family vacations, this rental sleeps 14 comfortably!  Call now for this vacation rental by owner.

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This fully restored 4,000 sq. ft. barrack was home to the Cavalry’s 28-piece band.  Built in the Classic Renaissance Revival style, Barnhardt Hall and all the officer’s homes on Barnhardt Circle are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Located just 8 miles south of downtown Chattanooga, this vacation rental is also located adjacent to the entrance to Chickamauga National Military Park, the nation’s oldest and largest Civil War Battlefield.

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Available
Year Around
 
* 6 Bedrooms
* 4 Full Baths
* Recreation Room
* Den
* Formal Living
* Formal Dining
* Fully Equipped Kitchen
 
Sleeps 13 - 14 comfortably!
 

Barnhardt Hall - Vacation Rental by Owner
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Located within the Fort Oglethorpe Historic District

FORT OGLETHORPE
Historic Army Cavalry Post

1904: US Army post established.
1905: Post commissioned, and named Fort Oglethorpe.
1912: President William Howard Taft signed bill
          increasing Fort Oglethorpe to a full brigade
          post.
1914 - 1921: Post expanded during WWI to more than
          1,600 buildings and more than 60,000 troops.
          Parade ground was used as detention camp for
          enemy aliens and prisoners of war.
1920 - 1930: Soldiers of 6th Cavalry held polo matches
          on the parade grounds.
1930 - 1940: Post prepared for war, with bantam cars
          and other automobiles gradually replacing
          horses in  the 6th Cavalry.
1941 - 1945: Fort Oglethorpe used as Army induction
          center, prison barracks and stockade during
          WWII.
1942: Sixth Cavalry transferred to South Carolina.
1943: About 5,000 women from the Women's Third
         Army Corps Training Center move in.
1947: Post declared surplus.
1948: Civilian town created.
1949: City of Oglethorpe chartered.
1977: Buildings placed on the National Historic
          Register.
1980s: Sixth Cavalry Museum opened.

“The 20's and 30's saw Fort Oglethorpe become one of the elite Army Posts in the nation. The elegance of its architecture, from the Classic Renaissance of the original construction to the later Neo-Classic, lent an air of charming unity. While the Sixth Cavalry became the darling of society's debutantes, their duties were as strict as during the war years and protocol was always adhered to. One can almost picture nervous Second Lieutenants and their brides paying calls on the Post Commander, the Regimental Commander, the Field Grade Officers, and so on down the line or around the Circle. Sunday afternoon Polo matches were famous throughout southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia. They comprise "THE Fort Oglethorpe" memory of most people who lived in these areas back then. As a matter of interest, most people you talk with around here still refer to the Parade Ground as "The Polo Field." Equally as notable were the horse shows on the Parade Ground. The Drill Team, Mounted Band, and the Mounted Guard were stirring sights on Parade.” 

[Excerpted from "A Guide to the Historic District of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia" published by Fort Oglethorpe Preservation Society (1975)].