Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Salem Government #14: Veterans’ Building

700 Summer Street NE

IMG_3460 Oregon Veterans' Building Plaque in Salem, Oregon on September 9, 2006
Veterans’ Building on September 9, 2006

Designed by SERA Architects, the Veterans' Building was authorized in 1979 and was dedicated on May 30, 1984.

IMG_3406 Veterans' Building in Salem, Oregon on September 9, 2006
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

IMG_3459 Oregon Veterans' Building Plaque in Salem, Oregon on September 9, 2006
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

IMG_3461 Oregon Veterans' Building Plaque in Salem, Oregon on September 9, 2006
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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