Ruston USO

The Ruston USO is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival building at 212 North Trenton Street in Ruston, Louisiana. It operated as a United Service Organizations center from 1943 to 1945, serving mainly Navy officers in Louisiana Tech University’s V-12 program. Originally a movie theater, it later contained storefronts and shoe stores before being refurbished in 1998. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 and became a contributing property in the Downtown Ruston Historic District in 2017.

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Location

212 North Trenton Street, Ruston, Louisiana

USO service period

1943–1945

National Register listing

February 11, 2011