Hostess House

Historic house in California, United States

United States historic place

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′56″W﻿ / ﻿37.44306°N 122.16556°W﻿ / 37.44306; -122.16556﻿ (Hostess House)
Area| 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built| 1918 (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] It is now the MacArthur Park Restaurant.

## Landmark status

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The registration for the site of Hostess House home as a historic resource dates back to April 2, 1976.[5] A commemorative plaque that designates this site as California Historical Landmark 895 plaque commemorating the Hostess House at 27 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The plaque was placed by the California State Parks in cooperation with the city of Palo Alto, on November 11, 1976.[5]

The inscription on the marker reads:

> "This building originally served Camp Fremont as a meeting place for servicemen and visitors. When moved from its original site to Palo Alto, it became the first municipally sponsored community center in the nation. It is the only remaining structure from California’s World War I Army training camps. Designed by Julia Morgan in 1918 for the YMCA, it was dedicated one year later to those who died in this war."[6]

## See also

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* List of YWCA buildings
* List of works by Julia Morgan
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hostess House.

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ a b "National Register #76000528: Hostess House in Palo Alto, California". noehill.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
3. ^ a b "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.
5. ^ a b "Hostess House". Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
6. ^ "California Historical Landmarks in Santa Clara County". Noehill. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

## External Links

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* MacArthur Park Restaurant
* American Legion Post 375

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