Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club

Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club
Location 1116 N. Village Rd., Morganfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°40′40″N 87°53′19″W / 37.67778°N 87.88861°W / 37.67778; -87.88861 (Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club)Coordinates: 37°40′40″N 87°53′19″W / 37.67778°N 87.88861°W / 37.67778; -87.88861 (Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club)
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1942
Built by Struck Construction
Architect U.S. Army
NRHP reference # 01000804[1]
Added to NRHP August 14, 2001

The Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club, at 1116 N. Village Rd. in Morganfield, Kentucky, was built in 1942 for the U.S. Army by contractor Struck Construction. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

It was a site of murals painted by World War II German prisoners of war.[2]

The facility was later the James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum and Arts Center.[2]

The listing included a contributing building, a contributing structure, a contributing object, and a contributing site.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Judith A. Weatherholt (March 25, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Camp Breckinridge Non-Commissioned Officers' Club / UN-M-33 / James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum and Arts Center / Site of Murals Painted by World War II German Prisoners of War". National Park Service. Retrieved April 22, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos
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