Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Address1515 J Street
LocationSacramento, California, U.S.
Capacity3,849
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Coordinates38°34′44.1″N 121°29′08.5″W / 38.578917°N 121.485694°W / 38.578917; -121.485694
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1926
ArchitectDean & Dean
Architectural stylesouthern European, Early Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No.78000743
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978
Website
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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.

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.