Community Clubhouse
historic place
The Community Clubhouse in West Hollywood, California, is a historic place located within Plummer Park. This building, also known as Plummer Park Great Hall/Long Hall, was finalized in 1938. Its construction received financial support from the Works Project Administration, a New Deal initiative. It stands as the only building in West Hollywood built through a New Deal program. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the Clubhouse originally served as a meeting space for various community groups and events. The western section, known as the Great Hall, featured a spacious auditorium, while the southern Long Hall included a public library and a game room. Over the years, the Clubhouse continued as a gathering place. Notably, the Great Hall hosted the first meeting of ACT UP/LA in 1987, serving as their primary weekly meeting space for AIDS activism until 1997. Another part of the complex, Fiesta Hall, was the site of West Hollywood's first City Council meeting after the city's incorporation in 1984, functioning as its initial city hall. The Community Clubhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013. In August 2023, it also received Local Cultural Resource status from the West Hollywood City Council. This site holds historical importance for its role in community life, New Deal-era construction, and its connection to significant social movements in West Hollywood.