Hollywood Masonic Temple
historic place
The Hollywood Masonic Temple, located at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles County, is a historic place. This Neoclassical Revival building was constructed in 1921. Architect John C. Austin, who also designed Los Angeles City Hall and Griffith Observatory, created the temple for The Free and Accepted Masons of Hollywood Lodge No. 355. The two-story, granite-clad structure features a colonnade of six columns at its entrance. Many Hollywood figures, including Cecil B. DeMille and D.W. Griffith, were Masons. The temple hosted D.W. Griffith's memorial service in 1948. The Masons operated the temple until 1982. It later served as an opera house and a nightclub. In 1998, The Walt Disney Company purchased the building, renaming it the El Capitan Entertainment Centre. Since 2003, it has been the home of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, the Hollywood Masonic Temple represents a significant part of Hollywood's architectural and social history.