Baltimore’s War Memorial Building, a historic landmark across from City Hall, is scheduled to receive a restoration that will correct a flaw it has had since the 1970s and make it more functional and attractive for public events.

The publicly-owned building at 101 North Gay Street honors and serves all veterans of Maryland. It also provides a dignified and historically-significant setting for public gatherings ranging from taxpayer meetings to concerts to Mayor Catherine Pugh’s inauguration last month.

A key feature of Baltimore’s Business and Government National Register Historic District, the War Memorial was built at the cost of $1.1 million and opened in 1925. It was designed to be a “place of meeting for all veteran, patriotic and civic organizations, a depository of trophies of wars in which our country has engaged, and a tribute to those citizens of Maryland who gave their lives and services to their country in World War I.”

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