Hawthorne USO Building explained

Hawthorne USO Building
Coordinates:	38.5319°N -118.6222°W
Built:	1941
Added:	February 18, 2005
Refnum:	02000703

The Hawthorne USO Building, at 950 E St. in Hawthorne, Nevada, was built in 1941 as a World War II United Services Organization (USO) social hall. It opened in January 1942. It is a simple 90x "modified I plan" standard "USO Type D Federal Recreation Building", on Hawthorne's main street.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was deemed significant for association "with the purpose and activities of the USO in Nevada duringWorld War II" and for association with the West Coast U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, sited in Hawthorne in 1928 after New Jersey's Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot blew up.^[1]

See also

• Bay City USO Building, Bay City, Texas, also NRHP-listed
• DeRidder USO Building, DeRidder, Louisiana, also NRHP-listed
• East Sixth Street USO Building, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, also NRHP-listed

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02000703}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hawthorne USO Building / Hawthorne Community Center ]. Mella Rothwell Harmon . January 5, 2005 . National Park Service. and