Building 64

Located next to the dock on the southeastern side of the island below the Warden's House,[1] the three-story apartment block was built in 1905 on the site of a U.S. Army barracks which had been there from the 1860s.

One of its largest apartments in the southwest corner was known as the "Cow Palace" and a nearby alleyway was known as "Chinatown".

[citation needed] During Federal prison times from 1934, the building gradually fell into a shabby state, and new quarters were built on the Parade Grounds, but most families arriving on the island stayed in Building 64 until a room in the newer quarters was available.

[2] Most of the other residential quarters have since been demolished, but Building 64 remains and has since been renovated.

There is a book store on the ground floor on the left side of the building.