Krotona in Hollywood
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The Krotona colony of the American Theosophical Society was established in Hollywood, California in 1912. It was succeeded by the Krotona Institute of Theosophy and the Krotona School of Theosophy that are based in Ojai, California.
Laying of the cornerstone
The Krotona cornerstone was laid on July 2, 1912 in a Co-Masonic rite conducted by Isabelle Holbrook, Marie Poutz, and American Theosophical Society President A. P. Warrington. Charles T. Wood wrote an article on the beauty of the ceremony with a horoscope on the auspiciousness of the date.[1]
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Construction and buildings
Move of Krotona to Ojai
In 1924, with Dr. Besant's approval, Mr. Warrington ordered the Hollywood Krotona estates to be sold and the center removed to Ojai Valley where it is now located on a lovely site of a mid-valley hill, or ridge, chosen by Mr. Warrington because of its very great beauty.[2]