Boy Scouts of America national headquarters explained

The Boy Scouts of America national headquarters were established in 1910 in New York City and opened in January 1911.^[1]

Background

From 1910 to 1927, the offices were at the Toy Center at 200 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. In 1927, the National Office moved to 2 Park Avenue in Manhattan.^[2]

In 1954, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) moved its national headquarters from New York City to a new site at the southwest corner of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 130 in North Brunswick, New Jersey, although the location appeared in BSA publications as "New Brunswick". The former Boy Scouts building is now known as 100 Fidelity Plaza,^[3] and is managed as part of the Offices at Campus Pointe business center.

The Johnston Historical Museum and a conservation education trail were also located there.^[4]

Since 1978, the Boy Scouts of America National Council has been in Irving, Texas.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Szlasa . Justin . 2010-02-08 . Kids lose as NYC kills scouting . . 2013-02-22.
2. Mossman . Allen . Winter 2014 . Your Questions and Comments . Now & Then . . 47 . 4 . 4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225220056/http://scout-wire.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/711-510_Winter_2014_WB.pdf . 2014-12-25 . 2014-12-06.
3. Web site: 100 Fidelity Plaza . Google Maps. Google].
4. Web site: Crow . David . 2013-04-30 . About the New Jersey Scout Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20090104013334/http://www.njscoutmuseum.org/about.html . 2009-01-04 . 2013-07-06 . New Jersey Scout Museum.
5. Web site: August 2009 . History of the BSA Highlights . 2013-07-06 . Boy Scouts of America.