[2] The building was constructed in 65 days and opened in 1924,[3] making it the first high-rise office tower in Los Angeles.

[4] The building's primary tenants were dentists (including Clark Gable's), doctors, and lawyers,[3] and every Hollywood movie studio had an office in the building, as did Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and numerous agents, casting companies, and publicists.

[1][4] In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Taft Building listed as a contributing property in the district.

[2] In 1999, the building was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #666.

[8] Media related to Taft Building at Wikimedia Commons