Fort Bragg, Noncommissioned Officers' Service Club, Guest House Building, South of Butner Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC
Summary
Significance: A contributing part of an eligible Fort Bragg historic district for the National Register of Historic Places. Built right after WWII but utilizing WWII building plans for temporary buildings, the Guest House Building served the wives and families of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The Army was still segregated at this time, and the 555th or "Triple Nickles" was the African American contingent ... The Guest House building had a communal open area in the center portion and a series of private rooms for wives and families to temporarily reside off of the open area.
Survey number: HABS NC-397-B
Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Location
East Fayetteville, 35.05266, -78.87836
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html