Mountain View Officers' Club

Mountain View Officers' Club, built in 1942, is a historic structure that originally served as a club for African American soldiers stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Mountain View Officers' Club
General information
Town or cityFort Huachuca, Arizona
Completed1942

History

Fort Huachuca had the highest number of African American soldiers at any military installation in the United States between the years of 1892 and 1946.[1]

In 1942, the Mountain View Officers' Club was one of 1,400 buildings built to accommodate Fort Huachuca's Black infantry divisions. The club is the Fort's only surviving recreational facility from this time.[1][2]

The club was vacated in 1998 and has since faced multiple threats of demolition.[1]

Restoration efforts

In 2018, Arizona State Parks and Trails received $500,000 from the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Fund for the purpose of restoring the club. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has also supported restoration efforts with a 2018 grant.[3][4] Additional financial supporters have included the Pascua Yaqui tribe and Buffalo Soldier organizations.[5]

As of 2022, the club still stands and is undergoing an extensive restoration project.[5]

References
  1. "Mountain View Officers' Club at Fort Huachuca | National Trust for Historic Preservation". savingplaces.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. News, Nicole Hernandez and Alexandra Watts Cronkite. "New life on horizon for former Fort Huachuca black officers' club". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Arizona State Parks & Trails Receives Grant Funding To Restore The Mountain View Officers' Club". Office of the Arizona Governor. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "$1.1M awarded to preserve African-American historic sites". The Holland Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. dana.chiueh@myheraldreview.com, Dana Chiueh. "Progress made on Mountain View Officers Club restoration". Herald/Review Media. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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