[2] Designed by the architectural company of Dawson & McLaughlin and named for local military veterans, the Beaux-Arts building was built in 1908.

[1] A dominating aspect of its architecture is the massive marble staircase that rises from the foyer to a second-floor open balcony.

[2] As a performing arts center, Memorial Hall has hosted concerts by John Philip Sousa's band, Victor Borge, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and singers from the Boston and Chicago opera companies.

[3] The building was featured in the August 1911 issue of The Ohio Architect, Engineer, and Builder magazine "to illustrate the work of the architectural firm, Dawson and McLaughlin....It is a handsome example of Beaux Arts Classicism.

"[4] In 1979, Memorial Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.