Constructed from 1936 to 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 1985, ahead of the typical 50-year requirement for National Register sites, for "exceptional" architectural and historical merit.

[3] The building was named for former governor of Arizona Benjamin Baker Moeur, who died two years before the project was completed.

[4] The building was constructed as a women's activity center, containing a 6,800 square feet (630 m2) auditorium/recreation room surrounded by a U-shaped corridor.

The corridor features low relief panels on the walls and ceiling in geometric Moderne designs.

Stylized brick pilasters with fluted capitals add a vertical element to the central bay facade.