Hodges Hall was built in 1934 as the post headquarters at the south end of the post parade ground, where it commanded an impressive view of events. Its design mirrors the central block of Doughoregan Manor, home of Colonial Maryland statesman Charles Carroll III. The building rises two stories from a raised basement to a gabled roof originally covered with slate shingles, with roof planes rising to a flat deck defined by a balustrade and featuring a centrally located octagonal cupola. Its entrances are framed by neoclassical style porticos. On June 15, 1947, the building was occupied by the Second United States Army headquarters, and on January 1, 1966, the complete merger of the First and Second U.S. Armies brought First U.S. Army headquarters to Hodges Hall. The building was named in honor of General Courtney H. Hodges, who commanded the First U.S. Army from August 1944 to January 1949.