A Historic Context Statement for a World War II Era Black Officers' Club at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri - Report (Legacy 93-0945)

Author(s): Steven Smith

Year: 1998

Summary

This context is the first effort at evaluating a WWII period building at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for nomination to the National Register. The building was used as the Black Officers' Club in the time before integration of the forces. The document includes an appendix discussion of German POW stonework at Fort Leonard Wood.

Cite this Record

A Historic Context Statement for a World War II Era Black Officers' Club at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri - Report (Legacy 93-0945). Steven Smith. 1998 ( tDAR id: 468107) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468107

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URL: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/historic/index.html


Keywords

Site Type
Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Historic Background Research

General
African American History • Black Officer's Club • Building 2101 • Fort Leonard Wood • German POW • Historic Context • Mural • National Register of Historic Places • Samuel Albert Countee • Stonework • World War II

Geographic Keywords
Fort Leonard Wood • Missouri

Temporal Keywords
World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: -92.3; min lat: 37.584 ; max long: -91.981; max lat: 37.831 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Prepared By(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering and Research Laboratory, Champaign, Illinois

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