Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

This building was built in 1924 or 26 depending on the record you are looking at for Mr. Kagey and his family. Kagey was the senior sales executive for JW Young and the second in command. This was the second home built in Hollywood and it shares many features with JW Young’s house on Hollywood Blvd (namely the tiles in the fountain in the main gallery which were reproductions of original Spanish tiles from southern Spain). The main gallery was the garden (hence the fountain), the Executive Director’s office was the master bedroom and the library was the living room (you can still see the original fireplace). It remained a private home until the 50’s when it was purchased by the Fosters and they turned in to Foster funeral home. The part of the Center that eventually became the main gallery was built as the chapel for the funeral home. The funeral home closed in the 1980’s and in 1989 was purchased by the city of Hollywood for the new home of the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (ACCH), which was located originally on the beach. The move of ACCH to this home was an effort to bring arts activities to anchor the downtown redevelopment effort that was kicking off in the early 1990’s. The home was renovated with historical grant monies from the state and opened as the ACCH in 1990. It is currently on the national historic register and is forever to be held for public enjoyment by city government.

This building was built in 1924 or 26 depending on the record you are looking at for Mr. Kagey and his family. Kagey was the senior sales executive for JW Young and the second in command. This was the second home built in Hollywood and it shares many features with JW Young’s house on Hollywood Blvd (namely the tiles in the fountain in the main gallery which were reproductions of original Spa...
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