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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City. It has more than 750,000+ members at 1,928 lodges. The fraternity currently focuses on Community, Friendship, and Charity.
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.
The Pride of Towson Lodge (affectionately known as the Elks Home) serves as the social hub of the Historic East Towson community, a backdrop for various celebration events, jazz concerts, crab feasts, bull roasts, alumni and homecoming events, scholarship presentations, and memorial repasts.
Lowville Elks Lodge is holding a Quarter auction fundraiser benefiting Autism Speaks and American Cancer Society Relay for Life on Friday, Oct. 18, with doors opening at 5:45 p.m. and the auction ...
Elks Club and Store Building–Dickinson Lodge No. 1137; Elks Club Building (Jacksonville) Elks Club Building (Manila) Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) Elks Club Lodge No. 501; Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio) Elks Lodge (Medford, Oregon) Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas) Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado) Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) Elks Lodge Building ...
Quaker City Elks Lodge No. 720, IBPOEW, Philadelphia, was founded in 1926. In 1945 it was the reportedly the second-largest African-American Elks lodge in the country. In 1930, the Lodge erected a home at 1943 Christian Street, in the area now known as the Christian Street Historic District. [12] Christopher Perry Lodge, No. 965, of Philadelphia
Rockford Elk's Lodge #64 is a historic building in Rockford, Illinois, United States originally used by a chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also part of the West Downtown Rockford Historic District .
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' Lodge 878 building was designed by the Ballinger Company [1] [2] in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. [3] [4] It is composed of the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-story main building at 82-10 Queens Boulevard; a two-story annex to the east at 82-20 Queens Boulevard; and a three-story rear addition to the south of the main building. [5]