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	Fresno Memorial Auditorium
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2425 Fresno St., Fresno, California
Coordinates	36°44′23″N 119°47′15″W / 36.73972°N 119.78750°W
Area	2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built by	Trewhitt & Shields Company
Architect	Allied Architects of Fresno
Architectural style	Art Deco, Moderne
NRHP reference No.	94000427
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1994

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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 2.9 acres (1.2 ha).^[1]

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.^[2]

It was designed in Moderne and Art Deco style by "Allied Architects of Fresno"; it was built by contractor Trewhitt & Shields Company.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Roger Bordeaux Taylor (September 14, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fresno Memorial Auditorium / Veterans Memorial Auditorium". National Park Service. Retrieved November 18, 2019. With accompanying 18 photos

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] Roger Bordeaux Taylor (September 14, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fresno Memorial Auditorium / Veterans Memorial Auditorium". National Park Service. Retrieved November 18, 2019. With accompanying 18 photos

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 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 {{convert|2.9|acre|ha}}.<ref name=nris/>
-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 [[Little Foxes]] there on January 9, 1941.<ref name=nrhpdoc/>
+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.<ref name=nrhpdoc/>
-It was designed in Moderne and Art Deco style by [[Allied Architects of Fresno]]; it was built by Trewhitt & Shields Company.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=94000427}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fresno Memorial Auditorium |/ Veterans Memorial Auditorium |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Roger Bordeaux Taylor |date=September 14, 1993 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=94000427|photos=y|title=accompanying 18 photos}}</ref>
+It was designed in Moderne and Art Deco style by "Allied Architects of Fresno"; it was built by contractor Trewhitt & Shields Company.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=94000427}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fresno Memorial Auditorium / Veterans Memorial Auditorium |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Roger Bordeaux Taylor |date=September 14, 1993 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=94000427|photos=y|title=accompanying 18 photos}}</ref>
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-[[Category:Sports venues]]
-[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fresno County, California]]
-[[Category:Moderne architecture in the United States]]
 [[Category:Art Deco architecture in California]]
+[[Category:Auditoriums in the United States]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Fresno, California]]
+[[Category:Culture of Fresno, California]]
+[[Category:Event venues established in 1935]]
+[[Category:Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in California]]
+[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fresno County, California]]
+[[Category:Moderne architecture in California]]
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