700 Summer Street NE
Veterans’ Building on September 9, 2006
Designed by SERA Architects, the Veterans' Building was authorized in 1979 and was dedicated on May 30, 1984.
Veterans’ Building on September 9, 2006
The building has a different plaque at each of its two main entrances. They read as follows:
THE OREGON VETERANS’ BUILDING
STATE OF OREGON
DEDICATED MAY 30, 1984
BY GOVERNOR VICTOR ATIYEH
AUTHORIZED IN 1979 BY
GOVERNOR VICTOR ATIYEH
AND THE 60TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
CONTRACTOR: WILDISH CORVALLIS CONST. CO.
ARCHITECT: SERA ARCHITECTS
Veterans’ Building Plaque on September 9, 2006
THE OREGON VETERANS’ BUILDING
DEDICATED THIS 30TH DAY OF MAY, 1984 TO
OREGONIANS, LIVING AND DEAD, WHO FAITHFULLY
SERVED THEIR STATE AND NATION IN THE
ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES
VICTOR ATIYEH, GOVERNOR, STATE OF OREGON
STARYL C. AUSTIN, JR., DIRECTOR
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
C. R. CARLSON, CHAIR, ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Veterans’ Building Plaque on September 9, 2006
A park-like area behind the building contains a number of veterans memorials, each of which will be covered in its own post.
14A: World War I Memorial
14B: Spanish-American War Memorial
14C: Medal of Honor Memorial
14D: Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial
14E: Korean War Memorial
14F: Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial
Additional Links:
Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs at Salem Historical Quarterly
Continue to 14A: World War I Memorial…
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