From Wikipedia.
Was the home of Loyalist military officer John Butler (1728-1795), in what was then Newark, Upper Canada which is present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Butler is most famous for leading an irregular military unit known as Butler's Rangers on thye northern frontier during the American revolution. He fought against the Americans.
The original barracks were constructed in 1778 on the banks of the Niagara River, but were torn down during the construction of Fort George.
The building currently called Butler's Barracks was constructed in 1818 and the site at one time was quite extensive, being first used by the Indian Department and later by thye British military.
--Brock-Perry
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