National Register of Historic Places

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Listed
March 28, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000743

About this property

The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is a historic auditorium located in Sacramento, California. Completed in 1926, the Auditorium opened on February 22, 1927. The building was constructed as a memorial to Sacramento County veterans of the Spanish-American War and World War I. A list of the county's war dead from those two conflicts can be found in the building's foyer, above the entry into the auditorium. Several plaques inside and outside the building honor military veterans, and etched on either side of the front entrance into the building are the words: "This building is dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the United States." Closed in 1986 due to seismic concerns, the building fell into disrepair, and re-opened in 1996, after renovation, as part of the Sacramento Convention Center Complex. The auditorium houses The Jean Runyon Little Theater and Memorial Hall. The main auditorium seats 3,849, while the Jean Runyon Little Theater seats 272.

Location

16th and J Sts.
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
38.57890, -121.48569

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTUREPERFORMING ARTS
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sacramento Memorial Auditorium listed on the National Register?

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Sacramento Memorial Auditorium?

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is recorded as the industrial era.

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