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Structure Type: built works - exhibition buildings - museums; built works - public buildings - assembly halls
Designers: Bakewell and Brown, Architects (firm); John Bakewell Jr. (architect); Arthur Brown Jr. (architect)
Dates: constructed 1922-1932
Building Notes
According to the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center web site in 2010: "The Veterans Building houses the 916-seat, proscenium stage Herbst Theatre, and the Green Room, a classically styled, 3,100 sq. ft. reception hall. Offices and meeting rooms for San Francisco Posts of the American Legion and other veteran organizations are also located in the Veterans Building along with administrative offices of the War Memorial, the Museum of Performance & Design and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery." (See "SFWMPAC General Info,"
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center housed the following organizations in 2019: American Legion Auxiliary, Department of California, American Legion War Memorial Commission, Grants for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, and Swords to Plowshares. (See San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center.org, "Veterans Building Tenants," accessed 11/05/2019.)
PCAD id: 6779
