Completed 1923 Designated September 29, 1999 Opened 1923 Phone +1 323-465-1400 | Floor count 12 Reference no. 666 Floors 12 | |
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Location 6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Owner Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Similar Broadway Hollywood Building, Hollywood Plaza Hotel, Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood Pacific Theatre, Hollywood/Vine station | ||
The Taft Building is an historic twelve-story building at 6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood and Vine, in Hollywood, California.
History
It was built for A.Z. Taft, Jr. (1889–1941), who purchased the Hollywood Memorial Church for US$125,000, tore it down, and commissioned the Taft Building there by hiring architects Percy A. Eisen (1885–1946) and Albert R. Walker (1881–1958). Construction ended in 1923. The architecture firm Walker and Eisen was also responsible for the Fine Arts Building, the James Oviatt Building, the Hotel Normandie, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and the Commercial Exchange Building.
It is an example of Classical Revival architecture. Shortly after, all the movie studios had an office in the building. Clark Gable's dentist also had an office there. Additionally, Charlie Chaplin and Will Rogers had offices there. It has housed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
It was the first high-rise office building in Los Angeles. It is opposite the Pantages Theatre, and Audrey Hepburn's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is outside the main entrance.
In 2011, the owner, Langer Meringoff Properties, put it up for sale.
It is on the list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood since September 29, 1999.