 The building was located adjacent to the University of California Los Angeles and Holmby Hall’s history is tied in with that of UCLA, as the building was used as the first dormitory for female students of that famous university.Holmby Hall is located at 921 Westwood Boulevard in the block between Weyburn and Le Conte Avenues, with the clock tower on the corner of Weyburn Avenue.Around 2003 a fire damaged the upper stories of the building.