Fresno Memorial Auditorium Explained

Fresno Memorial Auditorium
Coordinates:36.7397°N -119.7875°W
Architect:Allied Architects of Fresno
Builder:Trewhitt & Shields Company
Architecture:Art Deco, Moderne
Added:May 10, 1994
Area:2.9acres
Refnum:94000427

The Fresno Memorial Auditorium, at 2425 Fresno St. in Fresno, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Besides the one contributing building, the listing included two contributing objects and a contributing site on 2.9acres.

It has also been known as Veterans Memorial Auditorium. It was built during 1935–36 to accommodate a wide range of activities and performances. To take just one arbitrary example, Tallulah Bankhead performed in The Little Foxes here on January 9, 1941.

It was designed in Moderne and Art Deco style by "Allied Architects of Fresno"; it was built by contractor Trewhitt & Shields Company.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=94000427}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fresno Memorial Auditorium / Veterans Memorial Auditorium ]. National Park Service. Roger Bordeaux Taylor . September 14, 1993 . November 18, 2019. With