CA-895 Hostess House

Marker text: HOSTESS HOUSE - Designed by Julia Morgan for the YWCA, this building originally served Camp Fremont as a meeting place for servicemen and visitors, and was dedicated in 1919 to those who died in World War I. Moved from its original site to Palo Alto to become the first municipally sponsored community center in the nation, it is the only remaining structure from California's World War I Army training camps.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 895

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Palo Alto, November 11, 1976.