List of Elks buildings explained

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., the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, the Black fraternal organization, 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.

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

Canada

• Elks National Office, Regina, Saskatchewan, headquarters of Elks of Canada

United States

KEY

		NRHP-listed
	∞	Contributing in a NRHP-listed Historic district
		Formerly NRHP-listed

		width = 18%	Building	width = 8% class="unsortable"	Image	width = 10%	Dates		Location	width = 8%	City, State	Description
	1	Elks Building (Globe, Arizona)		1910 built 1987 NRHP-listed	155 W. Mesquite 33.3964°N -110.7767°W	Globe, Arizona	Romanesque style Asserted to be the tallest three-story building in the United States[1]
	2	Elks' Lodge No. 468		1903 built 1986 NRHP-listed	Fourth and Oak Sts. 35.1908°N -114.0522°W	Kingman, Arizona	A Richardsonian Romanesque building
	3	Elks Building and Theater		1904 built 1978 NRHP-listed	117 E. Gurley 34.5418°N -112.4678°W	Prescott, Arizona	Early Commercial architecture, very prominent in the city.
	4	BPOE Elks Club (Little Rock, Arkansas)		1908 built 1982 NRHP-listed	4th and Scott Sts. 34.7456°N -92.2692°W	Little Rock, Arkansas
	5	Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas)		1911 built 1979 NRHP-listed	67 W. Main St. 34.7731°N -90.76°W	Marianna, Arkansas
	6	Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas)		1908 built 1998 NRHP-listed	500 Mena St. 34.5858°N -94.2378°W	Mena, Arkansas
	7	Glendale Elks Lodge			Colorado Street	Glendale, California
	7	Woodland Elks Lodge #1299			500 Bush Street	Woodland, California
	7	Elks Tower				Sacramento, California	[2]
	8	Elks Building (Stockton, California)		1906 built 1980 NRHP-listed	42 N. Sutter St. 37.9633°N -121.2847°W	Stockton, California	Chicago, Commercial style
	8.5	Cañon City Elks Club		1911 built 1983 NRHP CP	404 Macon Ave. 38.4407°N -105.2423°W	Cañon City, Colorado	Building of BPOE No. 610, founded 1900, in Cañon City Downtown Historic District.
	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. 38.4786°N -107.8747°W	Montrose, Colorado
	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. 41.7644°N -72.7106°W	Hartford, Connecticut
	13	Elks Lodge (Norwich, Connecticut)			41.7644°N -72.7106°W	Norwich, Connecticut	Also known as John Fox Slater House.
	14	Willimantic Elks Club		1925 built 2005 NRHP-listed	198 Pleasant St. 41.7119°N -72.3336°W	Windham, Connecticut	Tudor Revival
	15	Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida)		2000 NRHP-listed	201-213 North Laura Street 30.3281°N -81.6589°W	Jacksonville, Florida	HABS pic and info available
	16	Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho)		1914 built 1978 NRHP-listed	310 Jefferson St. 43.6183°N -116.2014°W	Boise, Idaho
	17	Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705		1926 built 1980 NRHP-listed	77 S. Stolp Ave. 41.7564°N -88.3172°W	Aurora, Illinois
	18	Elks Veterans Memorial		1926 built 2003 Chicago landmark	2750 N. Lakeview	Chicago, Illinois	Looks out over Lincoln Park. HABS pic avail.
	19	Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654		1923 built 1995 NRHP-listed	424 N. Monroe St. 39.1778°N -89.6539°W	Litchfield, Illinois
	20	Murphysboro Elks Lodge		1916 built 2005 NRHP-listed	1329 Walnut St. 37.7661°N -89.3375°W	Murphysboro, Illinois	Classical Revival
	21	Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building		1987 NRHP-listed	39.6131°N -87.6939°W	Paris, Illinois
	22	Elks-Rogers Hotel		1901 built 1982 NRHP-listed	223 Main Ave. 43.1356°N -93.3817°W	Clear Lake, Iowa	Late Victorian architecture
	23	Elks Athletic Club		1924 built 1979 NRHP-listed	604 S. 3rd St. 38.2486°N -85.7564°W	Louisville, Kentucky	Classical Revival architecture
	24	Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts)		1924 built 1989 NRHP-listed	1218—1222 Hancock St. 42.2526°N -71.0042°W	Quincy, Massachusetts	Colonial Revival
	25	Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan)		1910 built 1988 NRHP-listed	122 S. Mitchell St. 44.2494°N -85.3992°W	Cadillac, Michigan	Classical Revival architecture
	26	Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan)		1913 built 1978 NRHP-listed	142 W. 2nd St. 43.0139°N -83.6911°W	Flint, Michigan	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
	27	Old Elks Club (Greenville, Mississippi)			Washington Avenue	Greenwood, Mississippi	Building of the Greenville Lodge No. 148, BPOE. Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002
	28	Elks Club (Greenwood, Mississippi)			102 Washington Street, West	Greenwood, Mississippi	Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2002
	29	Elks Lodge (Greenwood, Mississippi)			Avenue F near W. Scott St.	Greenwood, Mississippi	Location of "black Elks" lodge. Listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail.[4]
	30	Elks Building (Jackson, Mississippi)			119 President Street, South	Jackson, Mississippi	Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992[5]
	31	Elks Club Lodge No. 501		1904 built 1985 NRHP-listed	318—320 W. 4th St. 37.0875°N -94.5161°W	Joplin, Missouri	Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival. Destroyed by tornado in May 2011
	32	B.P.O.E. No. 690		built NRHP-listed	122 N. Main St. 38.7806°N -90.4817°W	St. Charles, Missouri	Contributing building in St. Charles Historic District
	33	Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana)		1914 built 1966 NRHP-cp	40.8628°N -74.1278°W	Anaconda, Montana	Contributing property in NRHP-listed Butte-Anaconda Historic District
	34	Billings Chamber of Commerce Building		1911 built 1972 NRHP	303 N. 27th St. 45.7847°N -108.5053°W		Italian Renaissance Revival in style. Built in 1911 for Elks club which lost ownership in 1918.
	35	New Brunswick Elks Lodge 324		1925 built	20 Livingston Avenue 40.4922°N -74.4449°W	New Brunswick, New Jersey
	35.5	Passaic Elks Club		1924 built 2005 NRHP-listed	29-31 Howe Avenue 40.8628°N -74.1278°W	Passaic, New Jersey	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
	36	Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge No. 1137		1913 built 2008 NRHP-listed	103 1st Ave. W., Dickinson, North Dakota 46.8801°N -102.7873°W	Dickinson, North Dakota	Early Commercial
	37			c.1910 built 1991(?) NRHP-listed 2004 NRHP delisted	12 N. 4th St.	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Early Commercial
	38	Elks Lodge No. 841		1904 built	3250 Richmond Ave	Staten Island, New York	old English architecture
	39	Elks Lodge No. 878		1924 built 2014 NRHP-listed	82-10 Queens Boulevard	Queens, New York	Italian Renaissance Revival architecture
	40	Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio)		1916 built 1985 NRHP-listed	139 W. Fifth St. 40.6197°N -80.5817°W	East Liverpool, Ohio	Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival
	41	Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio)		1909 built 1982 NRHP-listed	138 W. North St. 40.7431°N -84.1064°W	Lima, Ohio	Now used by a church. Has "B", "P", "O", "E" letters at capitals in the facade.
	42	Elyria Elks Club		? built 1979 NRHP-listed	246 2nd St. 41.3661°N -82.1064°W	Elyria, Ohio	Renaissance
	43	Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)		1926 built 1980 NRHP-listed	401 N. Harvey St. 35.4711°N -97.5194°W	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Renaissance/Italian Renaissance architecture
	44	Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building		1929 built 1996 NRHP-listed	322 NE 2nd 35.4694°N -97.5061°W	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
	45	Astoria Elks Building		1923 built 1990 NRHP-listed	453 Eleventh St. 46.1881°N -123.8308°W	Astoria, Oregon	Beaux Arts
	46	Marshfield Elks Temple		1919 built 1983 NRHP-listed	195 S. 2nd St. 43.3675°N -124.2125°W	Coos Bay, Oregon	Georgian
	47	BPOE Lodge No. 1168		1915 built 1980 NRHP-listed	202 N. Central Ave. 42.3286°N -122.8736°W	Medford, Oregon	Designed by architect Frank Chamberlain Clark in Beaux Arts style.[6]
	48	Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon)		1922 built 1978 NRHP-listed	614 SW 11th Ave. 45.5208°N -122.6814°W	Portland, Oregon	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture
	49	Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)			1320 Arch Street 39.9542°N -75.1619°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.[7]
	50	Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building		1926 built 1983 NRHP-listed	41.8794°N -71.3861°W	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Mission/Spanish Revival
	51	Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124		1927 built 1984 NRHP-listed	512 W. 4th St. 32.7528°N -97.3347°W	Fort Worth, Texas	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
	52	Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas)		1949 built 2002 NRHP-listed	202 S. Broadway 32.3489°N -95.3°W	Tyler, Texas	International Style architecture
	53	Elks National Home		1916 built 2008 NRHP-listed	931 Ashland Ave.	Bedford, Virginia	Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture
	54	B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington)		1912 built 1992 NRHP-listed	1412-1414 Cornwall 47.7514°N -122.4753°W	Bellingham, Washington	Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical. Now used as a restaurant.
	55	Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building		1920 built 1995 NRHP-listed	285 Fifth St. 47.5667°N -122.6253°W	Bremerton, Washington	Moderne architecture, Classical Revival architecture
	56	Elks Building (Olympia, Washington)		1919 built 1988 NRHP-listed	607—613 S. Capitol Way 47.0428°N -122.9006°W	Olympia, Washington	Vernacular Commercial architecture
	57	Naval Lodge Elks Building		1927 built 1986 NRHP-listed	131 E. First St. 48.1186°N -123.432°W	Port Angeles, Washington	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance Revival
	58	Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington)		1916 built		Tacoma, Washington	Architect E. Frere Champney-designed Beaux Arts building.[8] [9]
	59	Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington)		1911 built 1983 NRHP-listed	916 Main St. 45.6286°N -122.6719°W	Vancouver, Washington	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
	60	Elks Club (Parkersburg, West Virginia)		1903 built 1982 NRHP-listed	515 Juliana St. 39.2672°N -81.5608°W	Parkersburg, West Virginia	Classical Revival
	61	Ashland Elks Club		1970's built	3000 Golf Course Road	Ashland, Wisconsin	Modern
	62	Kenosha Elks Club		1917 built Dedicated January 1919	5706 Eighth Ave	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Georgian Revival
	63	Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252		1912 built 1984 NRHP-listed	601 Lake Ave. 42.7269°N -87.7811°W	Racine, Wisconsin	Classical Revival
	64	Elks Lodge No. 1353		1922 built 1997 NRHP-listed	108 E. 7th St.	Casper, Wyoming	Renaissance architecture
	65	Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624		1924 built 1993 NRHP-listed	307 C St. 41.5842°N -109.2186°W	Rock Springs, Wyoming	Italian Renaissance Revival architecture

Notes and References

1. Adrienne R. Oldfield . Historic Downtown Globe, Arizona, Walking Tour.
2. Web site: Elks Tower Sacramento. ElksSacramentoCom. dead. https://archive.today/20130122095153/http://www.elkssacramento.com/elks_tower_sacramento_history.htm. 2013-01-22.
3. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b26168/ Elks Lodge at library of congress
4. Location per this
5. Web site: Mississippi Department of Archives and History . Mississippi Landmarks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009033103/http://mdah.state.ms.us/hpres/MSLandmarks.pdf . 2010-10-09 .
6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80003323}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: BPOE Lodge No. 1168 ]. National Park Service. Rod Reid . January 18, 1980 . October 17, 2018. With
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. https://archive.today/20120918152244/http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3320/ Tacoma Weekly
9. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77001352}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old City Hall Historic District ]. National Park Service. Gallacci, Caroline and Patricia A. Sias . December 23, 1977 . December 5, 2016 .