List of Elks buildings

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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.

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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.

Elk head in pedimental sculpture at Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington)

A number of historic Elks buildings include pedimental sculpture, such as the 1916 Elks Temple of Tacoma, Washington.

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NRHP-listed
Contributing in a NRHP-listed Historic district
Formerly NRHP-listed
Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Elks Building (Globe, Arizona) Globe, Arizona Elks building from SE 1.JPG 1910 built
1987 NRHP-listed
155 W. Mesquite
33°23′47″N 110°46′36″W / 33.39639°N 110.77667°W / 33.39639; -110.77667 (Elks Building (Globe, Arizona))
Globe, Arizona Romanesque style[1]
2 Elks' Lodge No. 468 Elks No. 468, Kingman, AZ.jpg 1903 built
1986 NRHP-listed
Fourth and Oak Sts.
35°11′27″N 114°3′8″W / 35.19083°N 114.05222°W / 35.19083; -114.05222 (Elk's Lodge No. 468)
Kingman, Arizona A Richardsonian Romanesque building[1]
3 Elks Building and Theater A1 elks.jpg 1904 built
1978 NRHP-listed
117 E. Gurley
34°32′30″N 112°28′04″W / 34.541799°N 112.467771°W / 34.541799; -112.467771 (Elks Building and Theater (Prescott, Arizona))
Prescott, Arizona Early Commercial architecture,[1] very prominent in the city.
4 BPOE Elks Club (Little Rock, Arkansas) BPOE Elks Club, Little Rock, AR.JPG 1908 built
1982 NRHP-listed
4th and Scott Sts.
34°44′44″N 92°16′9″W / 34.74556°N 92.26917°W / 34.74556; -92.26917 (BPOE Elks Club (Little Rock, Arkansas))
Little Rock, Arkansas [1]
5 Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas) Elks Club 002.jpg 1911 built
1979 NRHP-listed
67 W. Main St.
34°46′23″N 90°45′36″W / 34.77306°N 90.76000°W / 34.77306; -90.76000 (Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas))
Marianna, Arkansas [1]
6 Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas) Elks Lodge, Mena, AR.JPG 1908 built
1998 NRHP-listed
500 Mena St.
34°35′9″N 94°14′16″W / 34.58583°N 94.23778°W / 34.58583; -94.23778 (Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas))
Mena, Arkansas [1]
7 Colorado Street Glendale, California
7 Elks Tower Sacramento Elks' Lodge 4029 04.JPG Sacramento, California [2]
8 Elks Building (Stockton, California) Elks Building - Stockton, CA.JPG 1906 built
1980 NRHP-listed
42 N. Sutter St.
37°57′48″N 121°17′5″W / 37.96333°N 121.28472°W / 37.96333; -121.28472 (Elks Building (Stockton, California))
Stockton, California Chicago, Commercial style[1]
9 Elks Lodge No. 607 Elks Bldg., Idaho Springs, CO IMG 5414.JPG 1600 Colorado Blvd. Idaho Springs, Colorado
10 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (Montrose, Colorado) Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (Montrose, Colorado).JPG 1927 built
2004 NRHP-listed
107 S. Cascade Ave.
38°28′43″N 107°52′29″W / 38.47861°N 107.87472°W / 38.47861; -107.87472 (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge (Montrose, Colorado))
Montrose, Colorado [1]
11 Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado) Elks Lodge 1904 built. Part of the , listed by the NRHP in 1983. Ouray, Colorado [3]
12 B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut) Hartford CT Elks Lodge 1903 built
1984 NRHP-listed
34 Prospect St.
41°45′52″N 72°42′38″W / 41.76444°N 72.71056°W / 41.76444; -72.71056 (B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut))
Hartford, Connecticut [1]
13 Elks Lodge (Norwich, Connecticut) John Fox Slater House
41°45′52″N 72°42′38″W / 41.76444°N 72.71056°W / 41.76444; -72.71056 (B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut))
Norwich, Connecticut Also known as John Fox Slater House.
14 Willimantic Elks Club Elks Lodge, Willimantic, CT.jpg 1925 built
2005 NRHP-listed
198 Pleasant St.
41°42′43″N 72°20′1″W / 41.71194°N 72.33361°W / 41.71194; -72.33361 (Willimantic Elks Club)
Windham, Connecticut Tudor Revival[1]
15 Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida) Elks Club Building 2000 NRHP-listed 201-213 North Laura Street
30°19′41″N 81°39′32″W / 30.32806°N 81.65889°W / 30.32806; -81.65889 (Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida))
Jacksonville, Florida [1]HABS pic and info available
16 Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho) Boise Elks Temple (3).jpg 1914 built
1978 NRHP-listed
310 Jefferson St.
43°37′6″N 116°12′5″W / 43.61833°N 116.20139°W / 43.61833; -116.20139 (Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho))
Boise, Idaho [1]
17 Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705 Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705 1926 built
1980 NRHP-listed
77 S. Stolp Ave.
41°45′23″N 88°19′2″W / 41.75639°N 88.31722°W / 41.75639; -88.31722 (Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705)
Aurora, Illinois [1]
18 Elks Veterans Memorial Elks Club.jpg 1926 built
2003 Chicago landmark
2750 N. Lakeview Chicago, Illinois Looks out over Lincoln Park. HABS pic avail.
19 Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654 Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654 1923 built
1995 NRHP-listed
424 N. Monroe St.
39°10′40″N 89°39′14″W / 39.17778°N 89.65389°W / 39.17778; -89.65389 (Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654)
Litchfield, Illinois [1]
20 Murphysboro Elks Lodge Murphysboro Elks Lodge 1916 built
2005 NRHP-listed
1329 Walnut St.
37°45′58″N 89°20′15″W / 37.76611°N 89.33750°W / 37.76611; -89.33750 (Murphysboro Elks Lodge)
Murphysboro, Illinois Classical Revival[1]
21 Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building 111 E. Washington St., Paris, IL.JPG 1987 NRHP-listed
39°36′47″N 87°41′38″W / 39.61306°N 87.69389°W / 39.61306; -87.69389 (Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building)
Paris, Illinois [1]
22 Elks-Rogers Hotel Rogers Hotel Clear Lake, Iowa.jpg 1901 built
1982 NRHP-listed
223 Main Ave.
43°8′8″N 93°22′54″W / 43.13556°N 93.38167°W / 43.13556; -93.38167 (Elks-Rogers Hotel)
Clear Lake, Iowa Late Victorian architecture[1]
23 Elks Athletic Club Elks Athletic Club in Louisville.jpg 1924 built
1979 NRHP-listed
604 S. 3rd St.
38°14′55″N 85°45′23″W / 38.24861°N 85.75639°W / 38.24861; -85.75639 (Elks Athletic Club)
Louisville, Kentucky Classical Revival architecture[1]
24 Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts) Elks Building Quincy MA.jpg 1924 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1218—1222 Hancock St.
42°15′9.5″N 71°0′15″W / 42.252639°N 71.00417°W / 42.252639; -71.00417 (Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts))
Quincy, Massachusetts Colonial Revival[1]
25 Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan) Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan) 1910 built
1988 NRHP-listed
122 S. Mitchell St.
44°14′58″N 85°23′57″W / 44.24944°N 85.39917°W / 44.24944; -85.39917 (Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan))
Cadillac, Michigan Classical Revival architecture[1]
26 Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) 1913 built
1978 NRHP-listed
142 W. 2nd St.
43°0′50″N 83°41′28″W / 43.01389°N 83.69111°W / 43.01389; -83.69111 (Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan))
Flint, Michigan Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival[1]
27 Washington Avenue Greenwood, Mississippi Building of the Greenville Lodge No. 148, BPOE. Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002[4]
28 102 Washington Street, West Greenwood, Mississippi Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002[4]
29 Elks Lodge (Greenwood, Mississippi) Avenue F near W. Scott St. Greenwood, Mississippi Location of "black Elks" lodge. Listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail.[5]
30 119 President Street, South Jackson, Mississippi Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992[4]
31 Elks Club Lodge No. 501 Elks Club Lodge No. 501 1904 built
1985 NRHP-listed
318—320 W. 4th St.
37°5′15″N 94°30′58″W / 37.08750°N 94.51611°W / 37.08750; -94.51611 (Elks Club Lodge No. 501)
Joplin, Missouri Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival.[1] Destroyed by tornado in May 2011
32 St Charles MO BPOE.JPG built
NRHP-listed
122 N. Main St.
38°46′50″N 90°28′54″W / 38.78056°N 90.48167°W / 38.78056; -90.48167 (BPOE No. 690)
St. Charles, Missouri Contributing building in St. Charles Historic District
33 Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana) Elks Building 1914 built
1966 NRHP-cp

40°51′46″N 74°7′40″W / 40.86278°N 74.12778°W / 40.86278; -74.12778 (Passaic Elks Club)
Anaconda, Montana Contributing property in NRHP-listed Butte-Anaconda Historic District
34 Billings Chamber of Commerce Building BillingsMT ChamberOfCommerceBuilding.jpg 1911 built
1972 NRHP
303 N. 27th St.
45°47′05″N 108°30′19″W / 45.78472°N 108.50528°W / 45.78472; -108.50528 (Billings Chamber of Commerce Building)
Billings, Montana Italian Renaissance Revival in style. Built in 1911 for Elks club which lost ownership in 1918.
35 Passaic Elks Club Passaic Elks Club 1924 built
2005 NRHP-listed
29-31 Howe Avenue
40°51′46″N 74°7′40″W / 40.86278°N 74.12778°W / 40.86278; -74.12778 (Passaic Elks Club)
Passaic, New Jersey Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance[1]
36 Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge No. 1137 DickinsonND ElksClub.jpg 1913 built
2008 NRHP-listed
103 1st Ave. W., Dickinson, North Dakota
46°52′48″N 102°47′14″W��� / 46.88006°N 102.78728°W / 46.88006; -102.78728 (Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge No. 1137)
Dickinson, North Dakota Early Commercial[1]
37 BPOE Lodge: Golden Block c.1910 built
1991(?) NRHP-listed
2004 NRHP delisted
12 N. 4th St. Grand Forks, North Dakota Early Commercial[1]
38 Elk's Home, Staten Island Lodge 841 B.P.O.E. Oakwood Heights, Staten Island, N.Y. (huge bunting-decorated building with line of old cars parked in front) (NYPL b15279351-104723).tiff 1904 built 3250 Richmond Ave Staten Island, New York [1]
39 Elks Lodge No. 878 BPOE 878 Jul 2020 01.jpg 1924 built
2014 NRHP-listed
82-10 Queens Boulevard Queens, New York Italian Renaissance Revival architecture[1]
40 Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio) Elks Club, East Liverpool.jpg 1916 built
1985 NRHP-listed
139 W. Fifth St.
40°37′11″N 80°34′54″W / 40.61972°N 80.58167°W / 40.61972; -80.58167 (Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio))
East Liverpool, Ohio Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival[1]
41 Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio) Elks Lodge in Lima front.jpg 1909 built
1982 NRHP-listed
138 W. North St.
40°44′35″N 84°6′23″W / 40.74306°N 84.10639°W / 40.74306; -84.10639 (Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio))
Lima, Ohio Now used by a church. Has "B", "P", "O", "E" letters at capitals in the facade.
42 Elyria Elks Club Elyria Elks Club.jpg ? built
1979 NRHP-listed
246 2nd St.
41°21′58″N 82°6′23″W / 41.36611°N 82.10639°W / 41.36611; -82.10639 (Elyria Elks Club)
Elyria, Ohio Renaissance[1]
43 Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Former Elks Lodge is now headquarters for Oklahoma Natural Gas Company.jpg 1926 built
1980 NRHP-listed
401 N. Harvey St.
35°28′16″N 97°31′10″W / 35.47111°N 97.51944°W / 35.47111; -97.51944 (Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma))
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renaissance/Italian Renaissance architecture[1]
44 Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building 1929 built
1996 NRHP-listed
322 NE 2nd
35°28′10″N 97°30′22″W / 35.46944°N 97.50611°W / 35.46944; -97.50611 (Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1]
45 Astoria Elks Building Astoria Elks Building 1923 built
1990 NRHP-listed
453 Eleventh St.
46°11′17″N 123°49′51″W / 46.18806°N 123.83083°W / 46.18806; -123.83083 (Astoria Elks Building)
Astoria, Oregon Beaux Arts[1]
46 Marshfield Elks Temple Marshfield (Coos Bay) Elks Temple 1919 built
1983 NRHP-listed
195 S. 2nd St.
43°22′3″N 124°12′45″W / 43.36750°N 124.21250°W / 43.36750; -124.21250 (Marshfield Elks Temple)
Coos Bay, Oregon Georgian[1]
47 BPOE Lodge No. 1168 BPOE Lodge 1168 - Medford Oregon.jpg 1915 built
1980 NRHP-listed
202 N. Central Ave.
42°19′43″N 122°52′25″W / 42.32861°N 122.87361°W / 42.32861; -122.87361 (BPOE Lodge No. 1168)
Medford, Oregon Designed by architect Frank Chamberlain Clark in Beaux Arts style.[6]
48 Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon) Elks Temple - Portland Oregon.jpg 1922 built
1978 NRHP-listed
614 SW 11th Ave.
45°31′15″N 122°40′53″W / 45.52083°N 122.68139°W / 45.52083; -122.68139 (Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon))
Portland, Oregon Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture[1]
49 Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925) BPOE 2 Philly.JPG 1320 Arch Street
39°57′15″N 75°9′43″W / 39.95417°N 75.16194°W / 39.95417; -75.16194 (Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2)
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.[7]
50 Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building Pawtucket Elks.jpg 1926 built
1983 NRHP-listed

41°52′46″N 71°23′10″W / 41.87944°N 71.38611°W / 41.87944; -71.38611 (Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mission/Spanish Revival[1]
51 Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 1927 built
1984 NRHP-listed
512 W. 4th St.
32°45′10″N 97°20′5″W / 32.75278°N 97.33472°W / 32.75278; -97.33472 (Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124)
Fort Worth, Texas Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival[1]
52 Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) 1949 built
2002 NRHP-listed
202 S. Broadway
32°20′56″N 95°18′0″W / 32.34889°N 95.30000°W / 32.34889; -95.30000 (Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas))
Tyler, Texas International Style architecture[1]
53 Elks National Home Elks National Home 1916 built
2008 NRHP-listed
931 Ashland Ave. Bedford, Virginia Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture[1]
54 B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington) B.P.O.E. Building.JPG 1912 built
1992 NRHP-listed
1412-1414 Cornwall
47°45′5″N 122°28′31″W / 47.75139°N 122.47528°W / 47.75139; -122.47528 (B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington))
Bellingham, Washington Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical.[1] Now used as a restaurant.
55 Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building Bremerton, WA - Max Hale Center 03.jpg 1920 built
1995 NRHP-listed
285 Fifth St.
47°34′0″N 122°37′31″W / 47.56667°N 122.62528°W / 47.56667; -122.62528 (Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building)
Bremerton, Washington Moderne architecture, Classical Revival architecture[1]
56 Elks Building (Olympia, Washington) Olympia Elks Building.jpg 1919 built
1988 NRHP-listed
607—613 S. Capitol Way
47°2′34″N 122°54′2″W / 47.04278°N 122.90056°W / 47.04278; -122.90056 (Elks Building (Olympia, Washington))
Olympia, Washington Vernacular Commercial architecture[1]
57 Naval Lodge Elks Building Portangelesnavallodgeelksbuilding.JPG 1927 built
1986 NRHP-listed
131 E. First St.
48°7′06.80″N 123°25′55.20″W / 48.1185556°N 123.4320000°W / 48.1185556; -123.4320000 (Naval Lodge Elks Building)
Port Angeles, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance Revival[1]
58 Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington) Tacoma, WA - Elks Temple 05.jpg 1916 built
Tacoma, Washington Architect -designed Beaux Arts building.

Tacoma, WA BPOE detail 01B.jpg[8][9]: 10, 14 

59 Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington) Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington) 1911 built
1983 NRHP-listed
916 Main St.
45°37′43″N 122°40′19″W / 45.62861°N 122.67194°W / 45.62861; -122.67194 (Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington))
Vancouver, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals[1]
60 Elks Club (Parkersburg, West Virginia) 1903 built
1982 NRHP-listed
515 Juliana St.
39°16′2″N 81°33′39″W / 39.26722°N 81.56083°W / 39.26722; -81.56083 (Elks Club (Parkersburg, West Virginia))
Parkersburg, West Virginia Classical Revival[1]
61 Ashland Elks Club Ashland Elks Lodge.JPG 1970's built 3000 Golf Course Road Ashland, Wisconsin Modern
62 Kenosha Elks Club Former Kenosha Elks Club building 1917 built
Dedicated January 1919
5706 Eighth Ave
Kenosha, Wisconsin Georgian Revival
63 Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 1912 built
1984 NRHP-listed
601 Lake Ave.
42°43′37″N 87°46′52″W / 42.72694°N 87.78111°W / 42.72694; -87.78111 (Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252)
Racine, Wisconsin Classical Revival[1]
64 Elks Lodge No. 1353 Elks Lodge No. 1353 1922 built
1997 NRHP-listed
108 E. 7th St. Casper, Wyoming Renaissance architecture[1]
65 Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624 1924 built
1993 NRHP-listed
307 C St.
41°35′3″N 109°13′7″W / 41.58417°N 109.21861°W / 41.58417; -109.21861 (Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624)
Rock Springs, Wyoming Italian Renaissance Revival architecture[1]

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 au "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Elks Tower Sacramento". ElksSacramentoCom. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22.
  3. ^ Elks Lodge at library of congress
  4. ^ a b c "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09.
  5. ^ Location per this
  6. ^ Rod Reid (January 18, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: BPOE Lodge No. 1168". National Park Service. Retrieved October 17, 2018. With accompanying 14 photos from 1915, 1931, and 1979
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Tacoma Weekly
  9. ^ Gallacci, Caroline and Patricia A. Sias (December 23, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old City Hall Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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