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| Address | 1515 J Street |
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| Location | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Capacity | 3,849 |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′44.1″N 121°29′08.5″W / 38.578917°N 121.485694°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Dean & Dean |
| Architectural style | southern European, Early Renaissance revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000743[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
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The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is a historic auditorium located in Sacramento, California. Completed in 1926, the Auditorium opened in February, 1927.[2]
The building was constructed as a memorial to Sacramento County veterans of the Spanish-American War and World War I.[3] 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."[3]
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.[4] The auditorium houses The Jean Runyon Little Theater and Memorial Hall.[5] The main auditorium seats 3,849, while the Jean Runyon Little Theater seats 272.[5]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Goldman, Ed (January 27, 2021). "The Back Story: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium". Cornstock Magazine.
- ^ a b "MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM". Visit Sacramento.