Hostess House

Hostess House
	Hostess House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The house in 2012
Location	W of University Avenue underpass of El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California
Coordinates	37°26′35″N 122°09′53″W / 37.44306°N 122.16472°WCoordinates: 37°26′35″N 122°09′53″W / 37.44306°N 122.16472°W
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	1918
Architect	Julia Morgan
Architectural style	Bay Region Traditional
NRHP reference No.	76000528
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1976

The Hostess House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1918 by the YWCA^[2] for members of the United States Army to meet their relatives while they were still serving in World War I.^[3] The Hostess House was originally located in Camp Fremont.^[2]

The building operated as a hostess house from May through October 1918. The house was designed by architect Julia Morgan.^[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 30, 1976.^[1] The building moved locations after World War I ended and was repurposed into a municipally sponsored community center, the first in the nation.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "National Register #76000528: Hostess House in Palo Alto, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hostess House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures
^ Brandimarte, Cynthia (Winter 2008). "Women on the Home Front: Hostess Houses during World War I". Winterthur Portfolio. 42 (4): 201–222. doi:10.1086/592789. JSTOR 10.1086/592789.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[:0-2] "National Register #76000528: Hostess House in Palo Alto, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[nrhpdoc-3] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hostess House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures

[4] Brandimarte, Cynthia (Winter 2008). "Women on the Home Front: Hostess Houses during World War I". Winterthur Portfolio. 42 (4): 201–222. doi:10.1086/592789. JSTOR 10.1086/592789.

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