National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Ruston USO
a.k.a. Hawkins Photography Studio
212 N. Trenton St., Ste. 1, Ruston, LA Local significance of the building: Military
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Jazz music was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city's unique mix of African, Caribbean, and European cultures contributed to the development of this distinctive musical genre.