Ruston USO

The Ruston USO is a historic building located at 212 North Trenton Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Ruston USO
Location212 North Trenton Street, Suite #1, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates32°31′49″N 92°38′20″W
Built1943
Architectural styleMission Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
Part ofDowntown Ruston Historic District (ID100000598)
NRHP reference No.11000009[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 2011
Designated CPJanuary 31, 2017

The Spanish Colonial Revival building served as the USO center from 1943–1945. It served mostly Navy officers who were stationed at Louisiana Tech University who were in the V-12 program. The USO was run by Mrs. Glasgow, and Mrs. Caroline Lewis also worked there, while Mr. Alex T. Hunt served as Director. There were several dances held there for soldiers, and there was even a wedding. There was a ping-pong table, piano, and a lot of chairs and desks so that soldiers could write home. There was one Sunday evening when there was a door count of 1400 soldiers! The building was originally a movie theater that was converted into 2 storefronts. For 50 years after the closing of the USO, this building housed several shoe stores. In 1998, Kevin Hawkins of Hawkins Photography refurbished the building.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2011.[1] It was also declared a contributing property of Downtown Ruston Historic District at the time of its creation on January 31, 2017.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Ruston USO" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 10, 2018. with 12 photos and a map
  3. Kristi Lumpkin (September 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Ruston Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 17, 2018. with 34 photos and two maps
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