Hollywood Memorial Church
Hollywood Memorial Church, also known as Hollywood Methodist Episcopal Church, was a church and community landmark located at the southeast corner of Prospect Avenue and Weyse Avenue in what is now Hollywood, California. Built in 1903, it was the first congregational church in Hollywood.
History
The German Methodist church was established in Los Angeles at the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in 1890. The church later moved to Cahuenga Boulevard and Selma Avenue.In 1903, Hollywood Memorial Church was constructed, after which the Methodist Church moved in. The land, previously a lemon grove, was owned by Daeida Beveridge. In 1923, A.Z. Taft Jr bought the building for $125,000, and subsequently tore it down and built the Taft Building in its place.