Hostess House
Hostess House | |
The house in 2012 | |
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Location | W of University Avenue underpass of El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California |
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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[1] |
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.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, California
- Houses completed in 1918
- San Francisco Bay Area Registered Historic Place stubs
- Santa Clara County, California geography stubs