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 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.

United States

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

Building ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description 1 Elks Building (Globe, Arizona) 1910 built1987 NRHP-listed 155 W. Mesquite Globe, Arizona Romanesque style Asserted to be the tallest three-story building in the United States 2 Elks' Lodge No. 468 1903 built1986 NRHP-listed Fourth and Oak Sts. Kingman, Arizona A Richardsonian Romanesque building 3 Elks Building and Theater 1904 built1978 NRHP-listed 117 E. Gurley Prescott, Arizona Early Commercial architecture, very prominent in the city. 4 BPOE Elks Club (Little Rock, Arkansas) 1908 built1982 NRHP-listed 4th and Scott Sts. Little Rock, Arkansas 5 Elks Club (Marianna, Arkansas) 1911 built1979 NRHP-listed 67 W. Main St. Marianna, Arkansas 6 Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas) 1908 built1998 NRHP-listed 500 Mena St. Mena, Arkansas 7 Glendale Elks Lodge Colorado Street Glendale, California 7 Woodland Elks Lodge No. 1299 500 Bush Street Woodland, California 7 Elks Tower Sacramento, California 8 Elks Building (Stockton, California) 1906 built1980 NRHP-listed 42 N. Sutter St. Stockton, California Chicago, Commercial style 8.5 Cañon City Elks Club 1911 built1983 NRHP CP 404 Macon Ave. 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 built2004 NRHP-listed 107 S. Cascade Ave. Montrose, Colorado 11 Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado) 1904 built. Part of the Ouray Historic District, listed by the NRHP in 1983. Ouray, Colorado Elks Lodge at library of congress 12 B.P.O. Elks Lodge (Hartford, Connecticut) 1903 built1984 NRHP-listed 34 Prospect St. Hartford, Connecticut 13 Elks Lodge (Norwich, Connecticut) Norwich, Connecticut Also known as John Fox Slater House. 14 Willimantic Elks Club 1925 built2005 NRHP-listed 198 Pleasant St. Windham, Connecticut Tudor Revival 15 Elks Club Building (Jacksonville, Florida) 2000 NRHP-listed 201-213 North Laura Street Jacksonville, Florida HABS pic and info available 16 Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho) 1914 built1978 NRHP-listed 310 Jefferson St. Boise, Idaho 17 Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705 1926 built1980 NRHP-listed 77 S. Stolp Ave. Aurora, Illinois 18 Elks Veterans Memorial 1926 built2003 Chicago landmark 2750 N. Lakeview Chicago, Illinois Looks out over Lincoln Park. HABS pic avail. 19 Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654 1923 built1995 NRHP-listed 424 N. Monroe St. Litchfield, Illinois 20 Murphysboro Elks Lodge 1916 built2005 NRHP-listed 1329 Walnut St. Murphysboro, Illinois Classical Revival 21 Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building 1987 NRHP-listed Paris, Illinois 22 Elks-Rogers Hotel 1901 built1982 NRHP-listed 223 Main Ave. Clear Lake, Iowa Late Victorian architecture 23 Elks Athletic Club 1924 built1979 NRHP-listed 604 S. 3rd St. Louisville, Kentucky Classical Revival architecture 24 Elks Building (Quincy, Massachusetts) 1924 built1989 NRHP-listed 1218—1222 Hancock St. Quincy, Massachusetts Colonial Revival 25 Elks Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan) 1910 built1988 NRHP-listed 122 S. Mitchell St. Cadillac, Michigan Classical Revival architecture 26 Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) 1913 built1978 NRHP-listed 142 W. 2nd St. 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.Location per this 30 Elks Building (Jackson, Mississippi) 119 President Street, South Jackson, Mississippi Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992 31 Elks Club Lodge No. 501 1904 built1985 NRHP-listed 318—320 W. 4th St. 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. St. Charles, Missouri Contributing building in St. Charles Historic District 33 Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana) 1914 built1966 NRHP-cp Anaconda, Montana Contributing property in NRHP-listed Butte-Anaconda Historic District 34 Billings Chamber of Commerce Building 1911 built1972 NRHP 303 N. 27th St. Billings, Montana 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 New Brunswick, New Jersey 35.5 Passaic Elks Club 1924 built2005 NRHP-listed 29-31 Howe Avenue Passaic, New Jersey Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance 36 Elks Club and Store Building-Dickenson Lodge No. 1137 1913 built2008 NRHP-listed 103 1st Ave. W., Dickinson, North Dakota Dickinson, North Dakota Early Commercial 37 BPOE Lodge: Golden Block c.1910 built1991(?) NRHP-listed2004 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 built2014 NRHP-listed 82-10 Queens Boulevard Queens, New York Italian Renaissance Revival architecture 40 Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1916 built1985 NRHP-listed 139 W. Fifth St. East Liverpool, Ohio Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival 41 Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio) 1909 built1982 NRHP-listed 138 W. North St. Lima, Ohio Now used by a church. Has "B", "P", "O", "E" letters at capitals in the facade. 42 Elyria Elks Club ? built1979 NRHP-listed 246 2nd St. Elyria, Ohio Renaissance 43 Elks Lodge Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) 1926 built1980 NRHP-listed 401 N. Harvey St. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renaissance/Italian Renaissance architecture 44 Elks Victory Lodge-Ruby's Grill Building 1929 built1996 NRHP-listed 322 NE 2nd Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 45 Astoria Elks Building 1923 built1990 NRHP-listed 453 Eleventh St. Astoria, Oregon Beaux Arts 46 Marshfield Elks Temple 1919 built1983 NRHP-listed 195 S. 2nd St. Coos Bay, Oregon Georgian 47 BPOE Lodge No. 1168 1915 built1980 NRHP-listed 202 N. Central Ave. Medford, Oregon Designed by architect Frank Chamberlain Clark in Beaux Arts style. With 48 Elks Temple (Portland, Oregon) 1922 built1978 NRHP-listed 614 SW 11th Ave. Portland, Oregon Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture 49 Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925) 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.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. 50 Pawtucket Elks Lodge Building 1926 built1983 NRHP-listed Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mission/Spanish Revival 51 Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 1927 built1984 NRHP-listed 512 W. 4th St. Fort Worth, Texas Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival 52 Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) 1949 built2002 NRHP-listed 202 S. Broadway Tyler, Texas International Style architecture 53 Elks National Home 1916 built2008 NRHP-listed 931 Ashland Ave. Bedford, Virginia Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture 54 B. P. O. E. Building (Bellingham, Washington) 1912 built1992 NRHP-listed 1412-1414 Cornwall Bellingham, Washington Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical. Now used as a restaurant. 55 Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building 1920 built1995 NRHP-listed 285 Fifth St. Bremerton, Washington Moderne architecture, Classical Revival architecture 56 Elks Building (Olympia, Washington) 1919 built1988 NRHP-listed 607—613 S. Capitol Way Olympia, Washington Vernacular Commercial architecture 57 Naval Lodge Elks Building 1927 built1986 NRHP-listed 131 E. First St. 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. 59 Elks Building (Vancouver, Washington) 1911 built1983 NRHP-listed 916 Main St. Vancouver, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals 60 Elks Club (Parkersburg, West Virginia) 1903 built1982 NRHP-listed 515 Juliana St. Parkersburg, West Virginia Classical Revival 61 Ashland Elks Club 1970's built 3000 Golf Course Road Ashland, Wisconsin Modern 62 Kenosha Elks Club 1917 builtDedicated January 1919 5706 Eighth Ave Kenosha, Wisconsin Georgian Revival 63 Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 1912 built1984 NRHP-listed 601 Lake Ave. Racine, Wisconsin Classical Revival 64 Elks Lodge No. 1353 1922 built1997 NRHP-listed 108 E. 7th St. Casper, Wyoming Renaissance architecture 65 Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624 1924 built1993 NRHP-listed 307 C St. Rock Springs, Wyoming Italian Renaissance Revival architecture

International Canada Elks National Office, Regina, Saskatchewan, headquarters of Elks of Canada Philippines Elks Club Building, Manilla, now the Museo Pambata

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