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Hollywood Professional Building The Hollywood Professional Building is a prime example of Gothic Revival architecture. Completed in 1925, the building housed the headquaters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was later home ot the Screen Actor's Guild. From its inception, the building provided office space for entertainment industry stars, the seminal architect John Lautner, and earned its listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it reigns at the center of a new Hollywood heyday; having undergone a conversion from office to residential in 2006. It is currently zoned as a live/work space however most tenants use their spaces as dwellings (only). Ronald Reagan worked in the building for over 14 years as President of the Screen Actors Guild.

History
The Hollywood Professional Building comprised five stories when it was built by prominent Hollywood developer C.E. Toberman (referred to in his day as "Mr. Hollywood") in 1925. In 1928, he added a final 3 stories to the Gothic-style structure. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had offices in the building from 1938 to 1956. Ronald Reagan, who was SAG President from 1947 to 1952, got his first taste of politics here. It was designed by architect Richard D. King.