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The North Casper Clubhouse was constructed in 1938-1939 by the North Casper Improvement Association, a local organization composed of interested neighborhood citizens. The clubhouse was built by utilizing labor provided by the National Youth Administration, an agency of the Works Progress Administration, which was a major component of the Roosevelt Administration's New Deal program. The building was designed by the prominent Casper architectural firm of Goodrich and Krusmark. It is a one-story rammed earth building that represents the Pueblo Revival style. Rammed earth construction is an old European building practice utilized by German-Russians on the high plains of North Dakota in the 1880s, and advocated by many federal government agencies as a low cost and durable building technique during the Depression era. It is one of only a few examples of rammed earth construction identified in Wyoming. The building has been used continuously as an important community center where meals are served to senior citizens, church services are held, and wedding receptions are held. The North Casper Clubhouse represents an example of community organization and cooperation in the face of the Great Depression.