Veterans of Foreign Wars Building
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| Location | 255 VFW Historic Ln, Reno, Nevada 89509 |
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| Coordinates | 39°29′23″N 119°47′55″W / 39.48972°N 119.79861°W / 39.48972; -119.79861 |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000511[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 2008 |
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Building in Reno, Nevada, located at 255 VFW Historic Ln, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1][2] The building was a combined work of VFW Post 207 (founded 1926) and VFW Post 9211 (founded 1944), and includes a "semi-subterranean hall" in Reno's Tighe Park.[2] The 2012 national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was held in Reno, and U.S. president Barack Obama gave a speech.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Reno VFW building now on National Register of Historic Places".
- ^ "113th VFW convention".
- ^ Reno Exhibitors Brochure
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