Jack White Pays $142,000 Tax Bill For Detroit Masonic Temple

An originally anonymous gesture has been identified as a gracious donation by rock great Jack White, according to USA Today.

White paid a $142,000 tax bill for a Detroit Masonic Temple that once housed performances by White, The Rolling Stones and The Who. The venue was days away from going up for auction, before White paid their back taxes, USA Today reported.

For gesture, the theater in the 14-story temple will be named after White. The now Jack White theater can seat 1,586 people. The theater takes up more than one block and contains over 1,000 rooms, USA Today reported.

Detroit Masonic Temple Association President Roger Sobran was the one to unveil White as the anonymous donor.

"Jack's donation could not have come at a better time and we are eternally grateful to him for it," he told USA Today. "Jack's magnanimous generosity and unflinching loyalty to this historic building and his Detroit roots is appreciated beyond words."

White was born in Detroit and his mother had been an usher at the temple, according to USA Today. The former half of The White Stripes still sings, plays guitar and keyboards while also moonlighting as a record producer and actor.

White, who has also performed with side projects, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, is ranked No. 70 on Billboard's list of Top 100 guitarists of all time. White's label Third Man Records was started in Detroit, but later a physical location was established in Nashville, according to the company's website.