It was built in 1918 by the YWCA[2] for members of the United States Army to meet their relatives while they were still serving in World War I.

[1] The building moved locations after World War I ended and was repurposed into a municipally sponsored community center, the first in the nation.

[4] The registration for the site of Hostess House home as a historic resource dates back to April 2, 1976.

The inscription on the marker reads: "This building originally served Camp Fremont as a meeting place for servicemen and visitors.

"[6] This article about a property in Santa Clara County, California on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.