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

• Elks National Office, Regina, Saskatchewan, headquarters of Elks of 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 33°23′47″N 110°46′36″W / 33.39639°N 110.77667°W	Globe, Arizona	Romanesque style[1]
2	Elks' Lodge No. 468		1903 built 1986 NRHP-listed	Fourth and Oak Sts. 35°11′27″N 114°3′8″W / 35.19083°N 114.05222°W	Kingman, Arizona	A Richardsonian Romanesque building[1]
3	Elks Building and Theater		1904 built 1978 NRHP-listed	117 E. Gurley 34°32′30″N 112°28′04″W / 34.541799°N 112.467771°W	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. 34°44′44″N 92°16′9″W / 34.74556°N 92.26917°W	Little Rock, Arkansas	[1]
5	Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas)		1911 built 1979 NRHP-listed	67 W. Main St. 34°46′23″N 90°45′36″W / 34.77306°N 90.76000°W	Marianna, Arkansas	[1]
6	Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas)		1908 built 1998 NRHP-listed	500 Mena St. 34°35′9″N 94°14′16″W / 34.58583°N 94.23778°W	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. 37°57′48″N 121°17′5″W / 37.96333°N 121.28472°W	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. 38°28′43″N 107°52′29″W / 38.47861°N 107.87472°W	Montrose, Colorado	[1]
11	Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado)		1904 built. Part of the Ouray Historic District, listed by the NRHP in 1983.		Ouray, Colorado	[3]
12	B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut)		1903 built 1984 NRHP-listed	34 Prospect St. 41°45′52″N 72°42′38″W / 41.76444°N 72.71056°W	Hartford, Connecticut	[1]
12.5	Elks Lodge (Norwich, Connecticut)			41°45′52″N 72°42′38″W / 41.76444°N 72.71056°W	Norwich, Connecticut	Also known as John Fox Slater House.
13	Willimantic Elks Club		1925 built 2005 NRHP-listed	198 Pleasant St. 41°42′43″N 72°20′1″W / 41.71194°N 72.33361°W	Windham, Connecticut	Tudor Revival[1]
14	Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida)		2000 NRHP-listed	201-213 North Laura Street 30°19′41″N 81°39′32″W / 30.32806°N 81.65889°W	Jacksonville, Florida	[1]HABS pic and info available
15	Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho)		1914 built 1978 NRHP-listed	310 Jefferson St. 43°37′6″N 116°12′5″W / 43.61833°N 116.20139°W	Boise, Idaho	[1]
16	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	Aurora, Illinois	[1]
17	Elks Veterans Memorial		1926 built 2003 Chicago landmark	2750 N. Lakeview	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. 39°10′40″N 89°39′14″W / 39.17778°N 89.65389°W	Litchfield, Illinois	[1]
19	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	Murphysboro, Illinois	Classical Revival[1]
20	Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building		1987 NRHP-listed	39°36′47″N 87°41′38″W / 39.61306°N 87.69389°W	Paris, Illinois	[1]
21	Elks-Rogers Hotel		1901 built 1982 NRHP-listed	223 Main Ave. 43°8′8″N 93°22′54″W / 43.13556°N 93.38167°W	Clear Lake, Iowa	Late Victorian architecture[1]
22	Elks Athletic Club		1924 built 1979 NRHP-listed	604 S. 3rd St. 38°14′55″N 85°45′23″W / 38.24861°N 85.75639°W	Louisville, Kentucky	Classical Revival architecture[1]
23	Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts)		1924 built 1989 NRHP-listed	1218—1222 Hancock St. 42°15′9.5″N 71°0′15″W / 42.252639°N 71.00417°W	Quincy, Massachusetts	Colonial Revival[1]
24	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	Cadillac, Michigan	Classical Revival architecture[1]
25	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	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. 37°5′15″N 94°30′58″W / 37.08750°N 94.51611°W	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. 38°46′50″N 90°28′54″W / 38.78056°N 90.48167°W	St. Charles, Missouri	Contributing building in St. Charles Historic District
31	Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana)		1914 built 1966 NRHP-cp	40°51′46″N 74°7′40″W / 40.86278°N 74.12778°W	Anaconda, Montana	Contributing property in NRHP-listed Butte-Anaconda Historic District
32	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	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	Staten Island, NY Lodge 841		1904 built	3250 Richmond ave	Staten Island, NY	old English architecture[1]
35	Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio)		1916 built 1985 NRHP-listed	139 W. Fifth St. 40°37′11″N 80°34′54″W / 40.61972°N 80.58167°W	East Liverpool, Ohio	Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival[1]
36	Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio)		1909 built 1982 NRHP-listed	138 W. North St. 40°44′35″N 84°6′23″W / 40.74306°N 84.10639°W	Lima, Ohio	Now used by a church. Has "B", "P", "O", "E" letters at capitals in the facade.
37	Elyria Elks Club		? built 1979 NRHP-listed	246 2nd St. 41°21′58″N 82°6′23″W / 41.36611°N 82.10639°W	Elyria, Ohio	Renaissance[1]
38	Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)		1926 built 1980 NRHP-listed	401 N. Harvey St. 35°28′16″N 97°31′10″W / 35.47111°N 97.51944°W	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Renaissance/Italian Renaissance architecture[1]
39	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	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	[1]
40	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	Astoria, Oregon	Beaux Arts[1]
41	Marshfield 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	Coos Bay, Oregon	Georgian[1]
42	Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon)		1922 built 1978 NRHP-listed	614 SW 11th Ave. 45°31′15″N 122°40′53″W / 45.52083°N 122.68139°W	Portland, Oregon	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture[1]
43	Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)			1320 Arch Street 39°57′15″N 75°9′43″W / 39.95417°N 75.16194°W	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]
44	Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building		1926 built 1983 NRHP-listed	41°52′46″N 71°23′10″W / 41.87944°N 71.38611°W	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Mission/Spanish Revival[1]
45	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	Fort Worth, Texas	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival[1]
46	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	Tyler, Texas	International Style architecture[1]
47	Elks National Home		1916 built 2008 NRHP-listed	931 Ashland Ave.	Bedford, Virginia	Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture[1]
48	B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington)		1912 built 1992 NRHP-listed	1412-1414 Cornwall 47°45′5″N 122°28′31″W / 47.75139°N 122.47528°W	Bellingham, Washington	Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical.[1] Now used as a restaurant.
49	Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building		1920 built 1995 NRHP-listed	285 Fifth St. 47°34′0″N 122°37′31″W / 47.56667°N 122.62528°W	Bremerton, Washington	Moderne architecture, Classical Revival architecture[1]
50	Elks Building (Olympia, Washington)		1919 built 1988 NRHP-listed	607—613 S. Capitol Way 47°2′34″N 122°54′2″W / 47.04278°N 122.90056°W	Olympia, Washington	Vernacular Commercial architecture[1]
51	Naval Lodge Elks Building		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	Port Angeles, Washington	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance Revival[1]
52	Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington)		19__ built		Tacoma, Washington	[7]
53	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	Vancouver, Washington	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals[1]
54	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	Parkersburg, West Virginia	Classical Revival[1]
55	Ashland Elks Club		1970's built	3000 Golf Course Road	Ashland, Wisconsin	Modern
57	Kenosha Elks Club		1917 built Dedicated January 1919	5706 Eighth Ave	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Georgian Revival
58	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	Racine, Wisconsin	Classical Revival[1]
59	Elks Lodge No. 1353		1922 built 1997 NRHP-listed	108 E. 7th St.	Casper, Wyoming	Renaissance architecture[1]
60	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	Rock Springs, Wyoming	Italian Renaissance Revival architecture[1]

See also

• List of Fraternal Order of Eagles buildings
• List of Grange Hall buildings
• List of Hibernian buildings
• List of Knights of Columbus buildings
• List of Knights of Pythias buildings
• List of Masonic buildings
• List of Odd Fellows buildings

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
2. "Elks Tower Sacramento". ElksSacramentoCom.
3. Elks Lodge at library of congress
4. "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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