This plain, two-story building reflects the simplified forms favored by the federal government at the beginning of World War II. Built by the Defense Housing Corporation, it was one of seven identical structures that made up the Cherry Lynn Apartments, which housed employees working at the Basic Magnesium plant in Henderson. The buildings form a
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