Alameda in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Veterans Memorial Building

2203 Central Avenue

— 1929 —

Veterans Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, March 24, 2023

1. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. City Historical Monument #17
National Register of Historic Places No. 07000995
California State Landmark No. N2371
Architect: Henry H. Meyers
The Spanish Colonial Revival building was designed by Meyers as one of a series of ten East Bay buildings that honor the sacrifices of military veterans. Andrew T. Hass designed the expansion completed in 1949. The building serves the community and veterans from posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Erected 2016 by Alameda Architectual Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 37° 45.968′ N, 122° 14.805′ W. Marker is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County. Marker is at the intersection of Central Avenue and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The plaque is mounted to the left of the entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2203 Central Avenue, Alameda CA 94501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Historic Alameda High School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alameda Lodge No. 1015 (about 800 feet away); Alameda’s First Church (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Alameda City Hall, 1895-96 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Alameda City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tonarigumi (approx. ¼ mile away); They Brought Alameda the News (approx. ¼ mile away); Meyers House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alameda.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, March 24, 2023

2. Veterans Memorial Building & Marker

Marker is left of the doorways.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.