It serves as the home of the Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

[1] Patriotic Hall was built, on land deeded by Civil War veterans,[2] in 1925[3][4][5][6] and the building opened its doors in 1926 to serve the public.

Created as part of the Works Progress Administration, the murals depict uniformed U.S. military personnel from 1776 to 1941.

[13] A series of lobby murals completed by Helen Lundeberg as part of the Works Progress Administration were removed in the 1970s, and are now considered missing.

[14] In 2013, muralist Kent Twitchell unveiled We the People, Out of Many, One, a series of murals which occupies the site of Lundeberg's original work.

Twitchell's murals pay homage to Lundeberg's design, while depicting real life veterans[15] and other people associated with the military.

[16] A Certificate of Honor has been awarded to the building for its exceptional merit by the Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects,[17] and it was placed on the State’s Register of Historical Resources[18] on 27 February 1976.

Once renovation was completed, the original veteran service organizations were invited back into the building, this includes:[9] Bob Hope Patriotic Hall is owned by the County of Los Angeles.