| Guaranty Building | |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Refnum: | 79000481 |
| Nrhp Type2: | cp |
| Partof: | Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |
| Partof Refnum: | 85000704 |
| Location: | 6331 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California |
| Coordinates: | 34.1019°N -118.3279°W |
| Built: | 1923 |
| Architect: | John C. Austin, Frederick M. Ashley |
| Architecture: | Beaux Arts |
| Designated Nrhp Type: | September 4, 1979 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | April 4, 1985 |
Guaranty Building, also known as Guaranty Building and Loan Association, Hollywood Guaranty Building, Allstate Title Building, and L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition Building, is a historic high-rise Beaux Arts office building located at 6331 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It is currently owned by the Church of Scientology.
Hollywood's Guaranty Building was built in 1923, with Charlie Chaplin and Cecil B. DeMille included as investors. The building features Beaux-Arts architecture and was designed by John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley, the duo also responsible for Griffith Observatory and the California State Building.[1] Upon completion, the building was appraised for $1,325,000[2] and over the years, its tenants have included Charlie Chaplin, Cecil B. Demille, Hedda Hopper, Al Jolson, Rudolph Valentino, and others.[3] [4]
In 1979, the building was included in the National Register of Historic Places,[5] and in 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the register, with the Guaranty Building listed as a contributing property in the district.[6]
In 1988, the Church of Scientology purchased the building for $5.1 million,[4] to be used as management organizations for the Scientology network of corporations. It is the official corporate office for Church of Scientology International and Religious Technology Center. On the ground floor is the L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition. The building includes offices for David Miscavige, the President of the Church of Scientology (when Heber Jentzsch held that post), and the Office of Special Affairs among other departments. It houses most of the organization's upper and middle management offices. Within Scientology, the building is called the Hollywood Guaranty Building, or the HGB for short.[7]