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 ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description 1 Jess Norman Post 166 American Legion Hut ? built2001 NRHP-listed Augusta, Arkansas Architecture includes square-notching; designed and/or built by the CWA 2 Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut 1934 built2007 NRHP-listed 201 Legion St. Clarksville, Arkansas Civil Works Administration-built, Normanesque architecture 3 American Legion Hut-Des Arc 1934 built1995 NRHP-listed Des Arc, Arkansas WPA Rustic architecture 4 Hall Morgan Post 83, American Legion Hut 1934 built2003 NRHP-listed 208 Sycamore St. Rison, Arkansas Built by the CWA/WPA in Rustic architecture style 5 American Legion Post No. 127 Building 1934 built1992 NRHP-listed Eudora, Arkansas Works Progress Administration-built, in Rustic style. 6 Lynn Shelton American Legion Post No. 27 1940 built1996 NRHP-listed 28 S. College Ave. Fayetteville, Arkansas "Plain traditional" architecture, NRHP-listed 7 Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut 1937 built2003 NRHP-listed 205 Alexander St. Lepanto, Arkansas Classical Revival architecture; NRHP-listed 8 American Legion Post No. 131 1935 built1993 NRHP-listed Center St. W of jct. with Walnut St. Leslie, Arkansas Designed and/or built by Lloyd Harness, WPA; NRHP-listed 9 Nashville American Legion Building 1990 NRHP-listed AR 27 W of Main St. Nashville, Arkansas "Rubble architecture"; NRHP-listed 10 Newport American Legion Community Hut 1934 built1992 NRHP-listed Remmel Park, N of Remmel Ave. Newport, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed 11 American Legion Post No. 121 1934 built1995 NRHP-listed near Paris Paris, Arkansas WPA Rustic architecture, NRHP-listed 12 Perryville American Legion Building 1935 built1990 NRHP-listed Plum and Main Sts. Perryville, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed 13 Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 1936 built1994 NRHP-listed 215 N. Denver Ave. Russellville, Arkansas Rustic architecture; NRHP-listed 14 American Legion Hall (Searcy, Arkansas) 1939 built1991 NRHP-listed Jct. of Race and Spruce Sts. Searcy, Arkansas WPA architecture, designed and/or built by the Works Progress Administration 15 Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 1934 built2007 NRHP-listed 200 N. Spring St. Springdale, Arkansas NRHP-listed 16 Estes-Williams American Legion Hut No. 61 1933 built2001 NRHP-listed AR 62/412 Yellville, Arkansas Rustic architecture 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 builtLAHCM 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 built2007 NRHP-listed near Eads Eads, Colorado WPA architecture 22 Milton-Myers American Legion Post No. 65 1921 built1995 NRHP-listed 263 Northeast 5th Avenue Delray Beach, Florida Mission Revival architecture 23 John Regan American Legion Hall 1939 built1982 NRHP-listed 401 W. Idaho St. Boise, Idaho Designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel 24 Nampa American Legion Chateau 1931 built1982 NRHP-listed 1508 2nd St., S. Nampa, Idaho Designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel Chateau-style? 25 American Legion Cabin 1928 built1986 NRHP-listed US Alt. 95 Potlatch, Idaho Bungalow/Craftsman architecture 26 American Legion Hall (Shoshone, Idaho) 1928 built198 NRHP-listed near Shoshone Shoshone, Idaho Bungalow/Craftsman architecture 27 American Legion Memorial Building 1939 built2006 NRHP-listed 201 Poplar St. Atlantic, Iowa Moderne, Art Deco 28 Carl L. Caviness Post 102, American Legion 1925 built2006 NRHP-listed 201 S. Main St. Chariton, Iowa Designed by William L. Perkins 29 Oak Grove Legion Hut 1933 built2016 NRHP-listed 414 James St. Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Rustic architecture, houses Oak Grove post 30 Newton County American Legion Post No. 89 Hut 1934 built2007 NRHP-listed MS 15 N, 0.4 mi. N of jct. Country Club Rd. Decatur, Mississippi Rustic architecture, houses Post No. 89 31 Leo Ellis Post No. 22, American Legion Building 1935 built1996 NRHP-listed 804 Grant St. Princeton, Missouri NRHP-listed 32 American Legion Hall (McGill, Nevada) 1918 built1994 NRHP-listed 24 Fourth St. McGill, Nevada Bungalow/Craftsman architecture, built by the Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. 33 Cushing American Legion Building 1924 built2003 NRHP-listed 212 S. Noble Cushing, Oklahoma NRHP-listed 34 American Legion Hut (Edmond, Oklahoma) 1937 built1993 NRHP-listed Jct. of Fifth and Little Sts., SW corner Edmond, Oklahoma WPA architecture 35 American Legion Hut (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) 1937 built2006 NRHP-listed Tehlequah City Park, jct. of E Shawnee St. and N. Brookside Ave. Tahlequah, Oklahoma "WPA Standardized Style" 36 American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina) 1933 built2000 NRHP-listed Junction of Hoover St. and Jackson Ave.Hampton, South Carolina NRHP-listed Single-story, T-shaped cypress log building with truss roof 37 American Legion Building (Spartanburg, South Carolina) 1937 built2003 NRHP-listed 94 W. Park Dr. Spartanburg, South Carolina NRHP-listed Colonial Revival style, granite building 38 Faulkton American Legion Hall 1924 built2005 NRHP-listed 107 Eighth Ave. N Faulkton, South Dakota Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial Style 39 American Legion Hut 1948 built2012 NRHP-listed Livingston, Tennessee Surplus World War II Quonset hut 40 American Legion Building 1935 built2002 NRHP-listed 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 Post 24 1878 built1966 NRHP-listed 400 Cameron Street Alexandria, Virginia Gadsby's Tavern hotel addition repurposed as a clubhouse; complex includes a museum. 42 American Legion Hall (Olympia, Washington) 1921 built1987 NRHP-listed 219 W. Legion Way Olympia, Washington NRHP-listed 43 Jackson Hole American Legion Post No. 43 1929 built2003 NRHP-listed Jackson, Wyoming A log building, designed by Charles Fox 43 Site of Ferdinand Branstetter Post No. 1, American Legion 1969 NRHP-listed US 20 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.
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