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. 512 City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Dolores and 8th street
California The American Legion Post No. 512, is a historic meeting hall at Dolores and 8th street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
18 American Legion Post 43 1929 built
LAHCM listed 1989
2035 North Highland Ave.
Hollywood, California Egyptian Revival architecture designed by Weston & Weston. Known for its association with Hollywood.
19 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
20 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]
22 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]
23 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]
24 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] Chateau-style?
25 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]
26 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]
27 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]
28 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]
29 Oak Grove Legion Hut 1933 built
2016 NRHP-listed
414 James St.
Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Rustic architecture,[1] houses Oak Grove post
30 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
31 Leo Ellis Post No. 22, American Legion Building 1935 built
1996 NRHP-listed
804 Grant St.
Princeton, Missouri NRHP-listed[1]
32 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]
33 Cushing American Legion Building 1924 built
2003 NRHP-listed
212 S. Noble
Cushing, Oklahoma NRHP-listed[1]
34 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]
35 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]
36 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[2]
37 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[3]
38 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]
39 American Legion Hut 1948 built
2012 NRHP-listed
36°22′56″N 85°19′19″W / 36.38222°N 85.32194°W / 36.38222; -85.32194 (American Legion Hut (Livingston, Tennessee)) Livingston, Tennessee Surplus World War II Quonset hut[4]
40 American Legion Building 1935 built
2002 NRHP-listed
35°55′34″N 88°27′28″W / 35.92611°N 88.45778°W / 35.92611; -88.45778 (American Legion Building (Sparta, Tennessee)) Sparta, Tennessee Classical Revival. The local American Legion post participated in its construction during the Great Depression, and purchased the building in 1946.
41 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]
42 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]
43 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Six Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places". Tennessee State Government. Memphis, Tennessee. September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Barnhart, Bill (July 9, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ferdinand Branstetter Post No. 1, American Legion". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-11.