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

Veterans Memorial Building

Henry H. Meyers, Architect, 1928

— City of Berkeley Landmark,designated in 1985 —

Veterans Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012

1. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. In the early 1920s Alameda County voters approved a special tax to construct buildings that would honor war veterans and provide a meeting place for their organizations. The City of Berkeley contributed the land for this building. Designed in the Classic Moderne style by county architect Henry Meyers, it is an important part of the large and harmonious array of civic facilities around the park in Berkeley’s Civic Center. Display cases in the lobby contain mementos of veterans’ organizations. The building has been the site of many historic events, including one of the first indoor Grateful Dead concerts in 1966.

Erected 1998 by Berkeley Historical Plaque Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 37° 52.203′ N, 122° 16.304′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Berkeley. It can be reached from Center Street east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1931 Center Street, Berkeley CA 94704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jos. H. McCourt / Bruno L. Putzker (within shouting distance of this marker); Framåt Lodge #405 (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Federal Land Bank (about 400 feet away); Berkeley City Hall (about 500 feet away); Berkeley High School Alumni: Chinaka Hodge, Phil Lesh, Joshua Redman, The Lonely Island (about 500 feet away); Historic McGee-Spaulding District (about 500 feet away); Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove (about 500 feet away); Berkeley Y.M.C.A. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012

2. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

The marker is to the left of the stairs.

Veterans Memorial Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 28, 2012

3. Veterans Memorial Building

April 1, 2012

4. Veterans Memorial Building Marker

The building also houses Berkeley History Society. The exhibits, archive, and library are open to the public from 1pm to 4 pm on most Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,407 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on April 2, 2012. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.