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| Hollywood Memorial Church | |
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.jpg) Hollywood Memorial Church in 1905 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival |
| Location | Southeast corner ofProspect Avenue andWeyse Avenue |
| Coordinates | 34°06′05″N118°19′35″W / 34.10139°N 118.32639°W /34.10139; -118.32639 |
| Year built | 1903 |
| Demolished | 1923 |
Hollywood Memorial Church, also known asHollywood Methodist Episcopal Church, was a church and community landmark located at the southeast corner of Prospect Avenue (nowHollywood Boulevard) and Weyse Avenue (nowVine Street) in what is nowHollywood, California. Built in 1903, it was the first congregational church in Hollywood.[1]
The GermanMethodist church was established inLos Angeles at the intersection ofFairfax Avenue andSanta Monica Boulevard in 1890. The church later moved toCahuenga Boulevard andSelma Avenue.[2]
In 1903, Hollywood Memorial Church was constructed, after which the Methodist Church moved in. The land, previously a lemon grove, was owned byDaeida Beveridge. In 1923, A.Z. Taft Jr bought the building for $125,000 ($2.31 million in2024), and subsequently tore it down and built theTaft Building in its place.[1][3][4]
Hollywood Memorial Church featuredMission Revival architecture[5] and a four-story steeple.[1] It was considered a community landmark.[4]
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