On July 22, 2003, GVC moved into its permanent offices, a 1920s era building in downtown Modesto that GVC adaptively renovated for office use.

After nearly two years of renovation planning led by R.K. Stewart of Gensler Architecture/San Francisco and staff involvement at every step, the building marked a significant milestone for GVC.

Built in 1920, the historic building includes over 12,000 sq. ft. of office space and a community meeting room featuring 25 ft. high ceilings.

The renovation team brought together touches that reflect both the character of building's period and the Center's mission of improving quality of life in the Great Central Valley. Among the unique elements include oak hardwood floors from salvaged pulp log decks, flaxseed linoleum flooring, and even door hardware made from recycled soda pop bottles.

The restoration of the Art Deco style building included contributions from artists around the Central Valley.

Matthew Frye, a Clovis-area tile maker incorporated indigenous motifs such as red squirrels and California quails. Modesto-native Lucinda Foy produced a 35-foot long oil on canvas WPA-style mural depicting the Valley over time. Work by Reedley artist and farmer Paul Buxman and Fresno artist Vincent Mendez is also featured prominently.

The Great Valley Center is open weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm. We are closed on state and federal holidays. Phone calls after 5 pm are handled by an automated voice answering system.

The Great Valley Center
201 Needham Street
Modesto CA 95354

Our telephone number is (209) 522-5103 and our fax number is (209) 522-5116
Please email us at info@greatvalley.org.

Download printable directions here

Directions if you're driving on northbound Highway 99:

Take the Central Modesto exit onto 6th Street
Turn right onto K Street
K Street turns into a one way and ends at Needham Street
Turn right onto Needham Street
GVC is the brick building on the left, on the corner of Needham and Elmwood.

If you get to McHenry Avenue intersection, you have gone too far.

Directions if you're driving on southbound Highway 99:

Take the Kansas Avenue exit
Turn left onto Kansas Avenue
Turn right onto Franklin Street
Take an immediate left onto the Beech Street Overpass
Beech Street turns into Needham Street
GVC is the brick building several blocks down on the left, on the corner of Needham and Elmwood.

If you get to McHenry Avenue intersection, you have gone too far.

GVC's meeting rooms in Modesto help bring capable and committed people together to build new relationships, and serve as the forum for new and creative ideas.

While the building is primarily used for meetings initiated and planned by GVC, it is also available for limited use by other groups. For more information or to request the use of meeting space at the Great Valley Center, please contact Heidi Arno at heidi@greatvalley.org.

GVC Community Room
The Community Room can be configured to accomodate approximately 60-70 people.




Gallery Conference Room
The Gallery Level Conference Room seats approximately 10 people.

We would like to thank and acknowledge everyone who contributed time, energy and resources to the renovation of GVC's permanent home.

Diane Gerard
Rayburn & Joan Dezember
The S.H. Cowell Foundation
County Bank
Dianne S. Gagos
Modesto Irrigation District
SBC Communications Inc.
Charitable Gift Fund
David & Kathleen Benn
Scenic Nursery
Basic Resources
American Lumber Company
Matthew Frye & Co.
Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning
Anonymous, c/o Sacramento Regional Foundation
The McClatchy Company
Holly King
Paramount Farms
Dennis M. Marshall
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Wells Fargo Foundation
James C. Macmillan M.D.
Modesto Steel
Crown Appliance
E & J Gallo Winery and the Gallo Family
James C. Sorensen Construction
L Street Architects
Don & Howard Agresti
Arturo Lomeli
Richard Elke
B. Stephen Toben
Mr. & Mrs. Wade Bingham
Camp Lotus
City of Turlock
Don’s Mobile Glass
Compass Maps
Ricardo Cordova
County Bank
Curtis & Arata
Daniel K. Whitehurst
Sharon Ericsson
Bette Bell & Jean T. Smith
Flora Family Foundation
Gary Yribarren
Grant & Colleen Bare
The Modesto Bee
Thomas Higgins
Hilmar Cheese
Carman King
Douglas Jackson
Lucasfilm, LTD
James Barakatt
Jean Robertson Jones
Kenneth & Linda Jelacich
JKB Homes, Inc.
Joy Ulrich
JS West Milling Co.
Kenneth & Carol Anderson
Theresa & Ryan Kiehn
David & Sharon Koehler
Linda Lopez
Shelly Keller Marketing
Lowell & Patricia Clark
Michael & Barbara Chrisman
Gary & Dana Plummer
R.S. & Patricia Milligan, M.D.
RACESTUDIO
Lawrence & Margorie Robinson
Frank & Kitty Ruhstaller
Terry & Nancy Scranton
James W.B. & Patricia Shade
Sheila Hurst
Scott & Deborah Stephens Stauffer
T. Falsasco
Harvey & Gregerson Thayer
Kim Belshe
The Vintage Company
Tony Coelho
Rebekah Turnbaugh
Valley Lexus
Tom & Grace Van Groningen
Vanessa Arellano
Frederick & Jill Vogel
Walter R. McDonald & Assoc.
Jerome & Jeanne Weiss
West Mark Group, LLC
Carol Whiteside
James & Alice Yip
Desiree Cervantes
Argelia Flores
Ellen Herod
Heidi Arno