Elks Tower

Elks Tower

The Tower from 11th Street in 2007
Location Sacramento, California
Coordinates 38°34′48″N 121°29′29″W / 38.58000°N 121.49139°W / 38.58000; -121.49139Coordinates: 38°34′48″N 121°29′29″W / 38.58000°N 121.49139°W / 38.58000; -121.49139
Built 1926[1]
Architect Leonard J. Starks
Architectural style(s) Italian Renaissance
Location of Elks Tower in California

The Elks Tower is a historic fourteen-story building in Sacramento, California, opened on June 14, 1926. The building was designed by Leonard J. Starks in an Italian Renaissance style, having 330 tons of terra cotta from the Gladding McBean Company for the cornices, friezes, moldings, urns, medallions, and quoins.[2] The tower was relatively nice for its day.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elks Tower Sacramento: Downtown Sacramento meeting rooms, prom destinations, wedding reception venue and banquet facilities.". Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. ↑ "Sacramento J and K Street Commercial Corridor Walking Tour" (PDF). Sacramento Heritage, INC.
  3. ↑ "Elks Tower Sacramento". ElksSacramentoCom.


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