During this period, Fort Huachuca was home to over 40,000 Black soldiers in the two divisions with supporting troops and an all Black Women Army Corps (WAC) detachment. Over 80% of the officers in the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions were Black and all non-commissioned officers and enlisted men were Black.

The large number of Black soldiers training at Fort Huachuca was the largest such concentration in the same place at the same time in the history of the United States Army.

With such a large number of Black officers at Fort Huachuca, the Army constructed two officers clubs; Mountain View for Black officers and Lakeside for white officers. The 17,000 square foot Mountain View Black officers club opened its doors in 1942.

The historical significance of Mountain View Black Officer's Club is that it was the only officers club ever constructed specifically for Black officers in the history of the U. S. Army. Segregation in the US Army  lasted from 1866 to 1951 during the Korean War when integration of the races in the military began. While small numbers of Black officers served at other posts during that period, clubs for Black officers were established where ever appropriate space could be found.

Among the celebrities and famous entertainers that appeared at the Mountain View Black Officers Club were Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, Joe Louis, Lena Horne, Count Basie, Dinah Shore and Duke Ellington.

Following World War II, Mountain View Black Officers Club (Building 66050) was used as a Service Club, Non-Commissioned Officer's (NCO) Club, and Performing Arts Center under the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Program.

The building has been abandoned since 1998.

A study of Building 66050 by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that the building is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Building 66050 has been nominated for listing on the National Trust for Historic Places, America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The results of the nomination are scheduled for announcement in May 2004.

After several years of hard work by members of SWABS to save the Historic Mountain View Colored/Black Officers Club (building 66050) from demolition, an agreement was reached between SWABS and Fort Huachuca to spare the building on 16 April, 2004.