Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
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Address1515 J Street
Sacramento, California
Capacity3,849
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is located in Sacramento, California
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is located in California
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is located in the United States
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[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] The auditorium houses The Jean Runyon Little Theater and Memorial Hall.[4] The main auditorium seats 3,849, while the Jean Runyon Little Theater seats 272.[4]

The interior of the auditorium during the 2014 California Academic Decathlon
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF).
  3. ^ Goldman, Ed (2021-01-27). "The Back Story: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium". Cornstock Magazine.
  4. ^ a b "MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM". Visit Sacramento.