List of Elks buildings

This is a list of notable buildings of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the American fraternal organization also known as the Elks or B.P.O.E., and of Elks of Canada, its counterpart. There are many meeting hall buildings of the Elks that are prominent in small towns and in cities in the United States; a number of these are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP program). There are many hundreds of buildings that have limited association with Elks; this list is intended to cover only the most prominent ones, including all that are listed on any historic registry.

There is wide variety in the architecture of these buildings. Classical Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival and other revival styles are well represented among the NRHP-listed ones. More mundane, vernacular architecture, or in buildings less than 50 years old, is less likely to be preserved and recognized in the NRHP program.

in Canada
in the United States

(by state then city or town)

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Elks Building (Globe, Arizona) 1910 built
1987 NRHP-listed		 155 W. Mesquite
 Globe, Arizona Romanesque style[1]
2 Elk's Lodge No. 468 1903 built
1986 NRHP-listed		 Fourth and Oak Sts.
 Kingman, Arizona A Richardsonian Romanesque building[1]
3 Elks Building and Theater 1904 built
1978 NRHP-listed		 117 E. Gurley
 Prescott, Arizona Early Commercial architecture, very prominent in the city[1]
4 BPOE Elks Club (Little Rock, Arkansas) 1908 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 4th and Scott Sts.
 Little Rock, Arkansas [1]
5 Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas) 1911 built
1979 NRHP-listed		 67 W. Main St.
 Marianna, Arkansas [1]
6 Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas) 1908 built
1998 NRHP-listed		 500 Mena St.
 Mena, Arkansas [1]
7 Glendale Elks Lodge Colorado Street
 Glendale, California
7 Elks Tower
Sacramento, California [2]
8 Elks Building (Stockton, California) 1906 built
1980 NRHP-listed		 42 N. Sutter St.
 Stockton, California Chicago, Commercial style[1]
9 Elks Lodge No. 607 1600 Colorado Blvd.
 Idaho Springs, Colorado
10 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (Montrose, Colorado) 1927 built
2004 NRHP-listed		 107 S. Cascade Ave.
 Montrose, Colorado [1]
11 Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado)
Ouray, Colorado [3]
12 B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut) 1903 built
1984 NRHP-listed		 34 Prospect St.
 Hartford, Connecticut [1]
12.5 Elks Lodge (Norwich, Connecticut)
Norwich, Connecticut Also known as John Fox Slater House.
13 Willimantic Elks Club 1925 built
2005 NRHP-listed		 198 Pleasant St.
 Windham, Connecticut Tudor Revival[1]
14 Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida) 2000 NRHP-listed 201-213 North Laura Street
 Jacksonville, Florida [1]HABS pic and info available
15 Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho) 1914 built
1978 NRHP-listed		 310 Jefferson St.
 Boise, Idaho [1]
16 Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705 1926 built
1980 NRHP-listed		 77 S. Stolp Ave.
 Aurora, Illinois [1]
17 Elks Veterans Memorial 1926 built
2003 Chicago landmark
Chicago, Illinois Looks out over Lincoln Park. HABS pic avail.
18 Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654 1923 built
1995 NRHP-listed		 424 N. Monroe St.
 Litchfield, Illinois [1]
19 Murphysboro Elks Lodge 1916 built
2005 NRHP-listed		 1329 Walnut St.
 Murphysboro, Illinois Classical Revival[1]
20 Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building 1987 NRHP-listed
Paris, Illinois [1]
21 Elks-Rogers Hotel 1901 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 223 Main Ave.
 Clear Lake, Iowa Late Victorian architecture[1]
22 Elks Athletic Club 1924 built
1979 NRHP-listed		 604 S. 3rd St.
 Louisville, Kentucky Classical Revival architecture[1]
23 Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts) 1924 built
1989 NRHP-listed		 1218—1222 Hancock St.
 Quincy, Massachusetts Colonial Revival[1]
24 Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan) 1910 built
1988 NRHP-listed		 122 S. Mitchell St.
 Cadillac, Michigan Classical Revival architecture[1]
25 Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) 1913 built
1978 NRHP-listed		 142 W. 2nd St.
 Flint, Michigan Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival[1]
26 Old Elks Club (Greenville, Mississippi) Washington Avenue
 Greenwood, Mississippi Building of the Greenville Lodge No. 148, BPOE. Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002[4]
27 Elks Club (Greenwood, Mississippi) 102 Washington Street, West
 Greenwood, Mississippi Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002[4]
27.5 Elks Lodge (Greenwood, Mississippi) Avenue F near W. Scott St. Greenwood, Mississippi Location of "black Elks" lodge. Listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail.[5]
28 Elks Building (Jackson, Mississippi) 119 President Street, South
 Jackson, Mississippi Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992[4]
29 Elks Club Lodge No. 501 1904 built
1985 NRHP-listed		 318—320 W. 4th St.
 Joplin, Missouri Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival.[1] Destroyed by tornado in May 2011
30 B.P.O.E. No. 690 built
NRHP-listed		 122 N. Main St.
 St. Charles, Missouri Contributing building in St. Charles Historic District
31 Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana) 1914 built
1966 NRHP-cp
Anaconda, Montana Contributing property in NRHP-listed Butte-Anaconda Historic District
32 Passaic Elks Club 1924 built
2005 NRHP-listed		 29-31 Howe Avenue
 Passaic, New Jersey Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance[1]
33 Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge No. 1137 1913 built
2008 NRHP-listed		 103 1st Ave. W., Dickinson, North Dakota
 Dickinson, North Dakota Early Commercial[1]
33.5 BPOE Lodge: Golden Block c.1910 built
1991(?) NRHP-listed
2004 NRHP delisted		 12 N. 4th St.
 Grand Forks, North Dakota Early Commercial[1]
34 Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1916 built
1985 NRHP-listed		 139 W. Fifth St.
 East Liverpool, Ohio Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival[1]
35 Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio) 1909 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 138 W. North St.
 Lima, Ohio Now used by a church. Has "B", "P", "O", "E" letters at capitals in the facade.
36 Elyria Elks Club  ? built
1979 NRHP-listed		 246 2nd St.
 Elyria, Ohio Renaissance[1]
37 Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) 1926 built
1980 NRHP-listed		 401 N. Harvey St.
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renaissance/Italian Renaissance architecture[1]
38 Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building 1929 built
1996 NRHP-listed		 322 NE 2nd
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1]
39 Astoria Elks Building 1923 built
1990 NRHP-listed		 453 Eleventh St.
 Astoria, Oregon Beaux Arts[1]
40 Marshfield Elks Temple 1919 built
1983 NRHP-listed		 195 S. 2nd St.
 Coos Bay, Oregon Georgian[1]
41 Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon) 1922 built
1978 NRHP-listed		 614 SW 11th Ave.
 Portland, Oregon Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture[1]
42 Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2 1320 Arch Street
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is the old building in Chinatown which was used both before and after the larger, NRHP listed, BPOE No. 2 at 320 Broad St., which is now demolished.[6]
43 Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building 1926 built
1983 NRHP-listed
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mission/Spanish Revival[1]
44 Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 1927 built
1984 NRHP-listed		 512 W. 4th St.
 Fort Worth, Texas Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival[1]
45 Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) 1949 built
2002 NRHP-listed		 202 S. Broadway
 Tyler, Texas International Style architecture[1]
46 Elks National Home 1916 built
2008 NRHP-listed		 931 Ashland Ave.
 Bedford, Virginia Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture[1]
47 B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington) 1912 built
1992 NRHP-listed		 1412-1414 Cornwall
 Bellingham, Washington Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical.[1] Now used as a restaurant.
48 Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building 1920 built
1995 NRHP-listed		 285 Fifth St.
 Bremerton, Washington Moderne architecture, Classical Revival architecture[1]
49 Elks Building (Olympia, Washington) 1919 built
1988 NRHP-listed		 607—613 S. Capitol Way
 Olympia, Washington Vernacular Commercial architecture[1]
50 Naval Lodge Elks Building 1927 built
1986 NRHP-listed		 131 E. First St.
 Port Angeles, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance Revival[1]
51 Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington) 19__ built
Tacoma, Washington [7]
52 Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington) 1911 built
1983 NRHP-listed		 916 Main St.
 Vancouver, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals[1]
53 Elks Club (Parkersburg, West Virginia) 1903 built
1982 NRHP-listed		 515 Juliana St.
 Parkersburg, West Virginia Classical Revival[1]
54 Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 1912 built
1984 NRHP-listed		 601 Lake Ave.
 Racine, Wisconsin Classical Revival[1]
55 Elks Lodge No. 1353 1922 built
1997 NRHP-listed		 108 E. 7th St.
 Casper, Wyoming Renaissance architecture[1]
56 Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624 1924 built
1993 NRHP-listed		 307 C St.
 Rock Springs, Wyoming Italian Renaissance Revival architecture[1]
56 Staten Island, NY Lodge 841 1904 built 3250 Richmond ave Staten Island, NY old English architecture[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. 
  2. ^ "Elks Tower Sacramento". ElksSacramentoCom. http://www.elkssacramento.com/elks_tower_sacramento_history.htm. 
  3. ^ Elks Lodge at library of congress
  4. ^ a b c "Mississippi Landmarks". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. http://mdah.state.ms.us/hpres/MSLandmarks.pdf. 
  5. ^ Location per this
  6. ^ George E. Thomas, Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey: Elk's Lodge. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1984. Accessed 2010-10-01. To access this file type "public" as your ID and "public" as your password.
  7. ^ Tacoma Weekly