W of University Ave. underpass of El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California. County/parish: Santa Clara.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 30, 1976. NRIS 76000528.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Hostess House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1918 by the YWCA for members of the United States Army to meet their relatives while they were still serving in World War I. The Hostess House was originally located in Camp Fremont.
The building operated as a hostess house from May through October 1918. The house was designed by architect Julia Morgan. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 30, 1976. The building moved locations after World War I ended and was repurposed into a municipally sponsored community center, the first in the nation. It is now the MacArthur Park Restaurant.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861707