Château Élysée is a 1920s replica of a 17th-century French-Normandy chateau in Hollywood, California. Owned by the Church of Scientology, it is the home of Celebrity Centre International and the Manor Hotel. It is located at 5930 Franklin Avenue in the Franklin Village section of Los Angeles, California.
History
In 1927, Elinor "Nell" Ince, commissioned architect Arthur E. Harvey and contractor Luther T. Mayo, Inc. to build a luxury long-term residential apartment house for movie stars and the film industry.[1][2]
Church of Scientology
In 1969, the building began being used by the Church of Scientology for its Celebrity Centre International. They purchased the building in 1973 for $1 million.[3][6] In the 1990s, the building and grounds were renovated,[7] and by 2013 the value of the property was estimated at $75 million.[3][4]
The Manor Hotel operates on several of the floors[8] and the rest of the building is the Celebrity Centre. Guided tours are available to the general public.[9]
The Renaissance Restaurant, located in the conservatory, has described itself as an "Award-winning five-star restaurant serving fresh organic and preservative-free French-Californian cuisine."[10] The restaurant was previously open to the public, but it is now only open to Scientologists, their guests, and occasional visitors.[11][12][9][13]
References
- 1 2 Chateau Elysee Apartment Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (1928), Pacific Coast Architecture Database
- ↑ Wanamaker, Marc; Nudelman, Robert W. (2007). Early Hollywood. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 978-1-5316-2942-7.
- 1 2 3 4 The Chateau Elysee: Scientology's Celebrity Centre Before it Went Clear, April 19, 2013, KCET
- 1 2 Scientology's Hollywood Real Estate Empire, July 21, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ Chateau Elysee, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Accessed December 15, 2022.
- ↑ Wright, Lawrence (February 14, 2011). "The Apostate : Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Château Scientology, January 07, 2008, The New Yorker
- ↑ "Amenities". The Manor Hotel. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018.
- 1 2 I Ate Brunch At The Scientology Restaurant And Lived To Tell The Tale, September 5, 2018, LAist
- ↑ "Renaissance Restaurant". The Manor Hotel. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Suppressive Supper: I Ate Dinner At The Scientology Celebrity Centre". Food & Wine. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ↑ Eat at L. Ron's, November 7, 2001, LA Weekly
- ↑ "Is Scientology Dangerous?". The Times. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.