Veterans of Foreign Wars Building | |
Location: | 255 VFW Historic Ln, Reno, Nevada 89509 |
Coordinates: | 39.4897°N -119.7986°W |
Added: | June 10, 2008 |
Refnum: | 08000511 |
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Building in Reno, Nevada, located at 255 VFW Historic Ln, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] The building was a combined work of VFW Post 207 (founded 1926) and VFW Post 9211 (founded 1944), and includes a "semi-subterranean hall" in Reno's Tighe Park.[1] The 2012 national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was held in Reno, and U.S. president Barack Obama gave a speech.[2] [3]