List of American Legion buildings

This is a list of notable buildings associated with the American Legion.

Many hundreds of buildings have an association with the American Legion. This list focuses only on those significant architecturally or otherwise. It includes those documented in the National Register of Historic Places or a similar registry. Names of buildings include "American Legion Hall", "American Legion Post", "Building", "Hut", and variations. American Legion hall buildings are located throughout the United States, and perhaps in associated territories.

A number of NRHP-listed American Legion buildings were designed or built by the Civil Works Administration or the Works Progress Administration, two New Deal programs.

In the United States (ordered by state, then city)

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Jess Norman Post 166 American Legion Hut ? built
2001 NRHP-listed
35°16′54″N 91°22′4″W / 35.28167°N 91.36778°W / 35.28167; -91.36778 (Jess Norman Post 166 American Legion Hut)		 Augusta, Arkansas Architecture includes square-notching; designed and/or built by the CWA[1]
2 Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut 1934 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 201 Legion St.
35°28′17″N 93°27′29″W / 35.47139°N 93.45806°W / 35.47139; -93.45806 (Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut)		 Clarksville, Arkansas Civil Works Administration-built, Normanesque architecture[1]
3 American Legion Hut-Des Arc 1934 built
1995 NRHP-listed
34°58′34″N 91°29′41″W / 34.97611°N 91.49472°W / 34.97611; -91.49472 (American Legion Hut-Des Arc)		 Des Arc, Arkansas WPA Rustic architecture[1]
4 Hall Morgan Post 83, American Legion Hut 1934 built
2003 NRHP-listed		 208 Sycamore St.
33°57′30″N 92°11′18″W / 33.95833°N 92.18833°W / 33.95833; -92.18833 (Hall Morgan Post 83, American Legion Hut)		 Rison, Arkansas Built by the CWA/WPA in Rustic architecture style[1]
5 American Legion Post No. 127 Building 1934 built
1992 NRHP-listed
33°6′37″N 91°15′50″W / 33.11028°N 91.26389°W / 33.11028; -91.26389 (American Legion Post No. 127 Building)		 Eudora, Arkansas Works Progress Administration-built, in Rustic style.[1]
6 Lynn Shelton American Legion Post No. 27 1940 built
1996 NRHP-listed		 28 S. College Ave.
36°3′43″N 94°9′26″W / 36.06194°N 94.15722°W / 36.06194; -94.15722 (Lynn Shelton American Legion Post No. 27)		 Fayetteville, Arkansas "Plain traditional" architecture, NRHP-listed[1]
7 Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut 1937 built
2003 NRHP-listed		 205 Alexander St.
35°36′44″N 90°19′52″W / 35.61222°N 90.33111°W / 35.61222; -90.33111 (Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut)		 Lepanto, Arkansas Classical Revival architecture; NRHP-listed[1]
8 American Legion Post No. 131 1935 built
1993 NRHP-listed		 Center St. W of jct. with Walnut St.
35°49′46″N 92°33′36″W / 35.82944°N 92.56000°W / 35.82944; -92.56000 (American Legion Post No. 131)		 Leslie, Arkansas Designed and/or built by Lloyd Harness, WPA; NRHP-listed[1]
9 Nashville American Legion Building 1990 NRHP-listed AR 27 W of Main St.
33°56′1″N 93°51′1″W / 33.93361°N 93.85028°W / 33.93361; -93.85028 (Nashville American Legion Building)		 Nashville, Arkansas "Rubble architecture"; NRHP-listed[1]
10 Newport American Legion Community Hut 1934 built
1992 NRHP-listed		 Remmel Park, N of Remmel Ave.
35°36′3″N 91°16′32″W / 35.60083°N 91.27556°W / 35.60083; -91.27556 (Newport American Legion Community Hut)		 Newport, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed[1]
11 American Legion Post No. 121 1934 built
1995 NRHP-listed		 near Paris
35°16′33″N 93°44′3″W / 35.27583°N 93.73417°W / 35.27583; -93.73417 (American Legion Post No. 121)		 Paris, Arkansas WPA Rustic architecture, NRHP-listed[1]
12 Perryville American Legion Building 1935 built
1990 NRHP-listed		 Plum and Main Sts.
35°0′18″N 92°48′12″W / 35.00500°N 92.80333°W / 35.00500; -92.80333 (Perryville American Legion Building)		 Perryville, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed[1]
13 Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 1936 built
1994 NRHP-listed		 215 N. Denver Ave.
35°16′48″N 93°8′9″W / 35.28000°N 93.13583°W / 35.28000; -93.13583 (Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20)		 Russellville, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed[1]
14 American Legion Hall (Searcy, Arkansas) 1939 built
1991 NRHP-listed		 Jct. of Race and Spruce Sts.
35°15′4″N 91°44′17″W / 35.25111°N 91.73806°W / 35.25111; -91.73806 (American Legion Hall (Searcy, Arkansas))		 Searcy, Arkansas WPA architecture, designed and/or built by the Works Progress Administration[1]
15 Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 1934 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 200 N. Spring St.
36°11′11″N 94°7′47″W / 36.18639°N 94.12972°W / 36.18639; -94.12972 (Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139)		 Springdale, Arkansas NRHP-listed[1]
16 Estes-Williams American Legion Hut No. 61 1933 built
2001 NRHP-listed		 AR 62/412
36°13′34″N 92°40′49″W / 36.22611°N 92.68028°W / 36.22611; -92.68028 (Estes-Williams American Legion Hut No. 61)		 Yellville, Arkansas Rustic architecture[1]
17 American Legion Post No. 560 (Long Beach, California) City of Long Beach-listed 1215 E. 59th St.
 Long Beach, California listed among the Long Beach historic landmarks
18 American Legion Hall (Eads, Colorado) 1938 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 near Eads
38°29′6″N 102°47′17″W / 38.48500°N 102.78806°W / 38.48500; -102.78806 (American Legion Hall (Eads, Colorado))		 Eads, Colorado WPA architecture[1]
19 American Legion Forest CCC Shelter 1935 built
1986 NRHP-listed		 W side of West River Rd., American Legion State Forest
41°55′47″N 73°0′15″W / 41.92972°N 73.00417°W / 41.92972; -73.00417 (American Legion Forest CCC Shelter)		 Barkhamsted, Connecticut An Adirondack style shelter[2]
20 Milton-Myers American Legion Post No. 65 1921 built
1995 NRHP-listed		 263 Northeast 5th Avenue
26°27′57″N 80°4′5″W / 26.46583°N 80.06806°W / 26.46583; -80.06806 (Milton-Myers American Legion Post No. 65)		 Delray Beach, Florida Mission Revival architecture[1]
21 John Regan American Legion Hall 1939 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 401 W. Idaho St.
43°36′18″N 116°11′51″W / 43.60500°N 116.19750°W / 43.60500; -116.19750 (John Regan American Legion Hall)		 Boise, Idaho Designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel[1]
22 Nampa American Legion Chateau 1931 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 1508 2nd St., S.
43°34′34″N 116°33′22″W / 43.57611°N 116.55611°W / 43.57611; -116.55611 (Nampa American Legion Chateau)		 Nampa, Idaho Designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel[1]
23 American Legion Cabin 1928 built
1986 NRHP-listed		 US Alt. 95
46°55′16″N 116°53′21″W / 46.92111°N 116.88917°W / 46.92111; -116.88917 (American Legion Cabin)		 Potlatch, Idaho Bungalow/Craftsman architecture[1]
24 American Legion Hall (Shoshone, Idaho) 1928 built
198 NRHP-listed		 near Shoshone
42°56′4″N 114°24′25″W / 42.93444°N 114.40694°W / 42.93444; -114.40694 (American Legion Hall (Shoshone, Idaho))		 Shoshone, Idaho Bungalow/Craftsman architecture[1]
25 American Legion Memorial Building 1939 built
2006 NRHP-listed		 201 Poplar St.
41°24′32″N 95°0′50″W / 41.40889°N 95.01389°W / 41.40889; -95.01389 (American Legion Memorial Building)		 Atlantic, Iowa Moderne, Art Deco[1]
26 Carl L. Caviness Post 102, American Legion 1925 built
2006 NRHP-listed		 201 S. Main St.
41°0′53″N 93°18′31″W / 41.01472°N 93.30861°W / 41.01472; -93.30861 (Carl L. Caviness Post 102, American Legion)		 Chariton, Iowa Designed by William L. Perkins[1]
27 Newton County American Legion Post No. 89 Hut 1934 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 MS 15 N, 0.4 mi. N of jct. Country Club Rd.
 Decatur, Mississippi Rustic architecture,[1] houses Post No. 89
28 Leo Ellis Post No. 22, American Legion Building 1935 built
1996 NRHP-listed		 804 Grant St.
 Princeton, Missouri NRHP-listed[1]
29 American Legion Hall (McGill, Nevada) 1918 built
1994 NRHP-listed		 24 Fourth St.
39°24′13″N 114°46′42″W / 39.40361°N 114.77833°W / 39.40361; -114.77833 (American Legion Hall (McGill, Nevada))		 McGill, Nevada Bungalow/Craftsman architecture, built by the Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.[1]
30 Cushing American Legion Building 1924 built
2003 NRHP-listed		 212 S. Noble
 Cushing, Oklahoma NRHP-listed[1]
31 American Legion Hut (Edmond, Oklahoma) 1937 built
1993 NRHP-listed		 Jct. of Fifth and Little Sts., SW corner
35°39′0″N 97°28′47″W / 35.65000°N 97.47972°W / 35.65000; -97.47972 (American Legion Hut (Edmond, Oklahoma))		 Edmond, Oklahoma WPA architecture[1]
32 American Legion Hut (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) 1937 built
2006 NRHP-listed		 Tehlequah City Park, jct. of E Shawnee St. and N. Brookside Ave.
35°54′47″N 94°58′3″W / 35.91306°N 94.96750°W / 35.91306; -94.96750 (American Legion Hut (Tahlequah, Oklahoma))		 Tahlequah, Oklahoma "WPA Standardized Style"[1]
33 American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina) 1933 built
2000 NRHP-listed		 Junction of Hoover St. and Jackson Ave.
32°52′19″N 81°7′3″W / 32.87194°N 81.11750°W / 32.87194; -81.11750 (American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina))		 Hampton, South Carolina NRHP-listed[1]
Single-story, T-shaped cypress log building with truss roof[3]
34 American Legion Building (Spartanburg, South Carolina) 1937 built
2003 NRHP-listed		 94 W. Park Dr.
34°56′3″N 81°54′51″W / 34.93417°N 81.91417°W / 34.93417; -81.91417 (American Legion Building)		 Spartanburg, South Carolina NRHP-listed[1]
Colonial Revival style, granite building[4]
35 Faulkton American Legion Hall 1924 built
2005 NRHP-listed		 107 Eighth Ave. N
45°2′15″N 99°7′26″W / 45.03750°N 99.12389°W / 45.03750; -99.12389 (Faulkton American Legion Hall)		 Faulkton, South Dakota Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial Style[1]
36 American Legion Hall (Olympia, Washington) 1921 built
1987 NRHP-listed		 219 W. Legion Way47°2′35″N 122°54′8″W / 47.04306°N 122.90222°W / 47.04306; -122.90222 (American Legion Hall (Olympia, Washington)) Olympia, Washington NRHP-listed[1]
37 Jackson Hole American Legion Post No. 43 1929 built
2003 NRHP-listed
43°28′55″N 110°45′40″W / 43.48194°N 110.76111°W / 43.48194; -110.76111 (Jackson Hole American Legion Post No. 43)		 Jackson, Wyoming A log building, designed by Charles Fox[1]
38 Site of Ferdinand Branstetter Post No. 1, American Legion 1969 NRHP-listed US 20
42°39′45″N 104°5′36″W / 42.66250°N 104.09333°W / 42.66250; -104.09333 (Site of Ferdinand Branstetter Post No. 1, American Legion)		 Van Tassell, Wyoming Site of demolished first post of the American Legion, which in 1969 was hoped to be the future location of an interpretative sign and possibly a restored post building.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ McCahon, Mary E. (June 1985). "Connecticut Historical Commission Historic Resources Survey: American Legion Forest CCC Shelter" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photo from 1985
  3. ↑ "American Legion Hut, Hampton County (Hoover St. & Jackson Ave., Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "American Legion Building, Spartanburg County (94 W. Park Dr., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Barnhart, Bill (July 9, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ferdinand Branstetter Post No. 1, American Legion" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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