Elks Temple (Boise, Idaho)

Elks Temple
Site of the Elks Temple
Location 310 Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates 43°37′6″N 116°12′5″W / 43.61833°N 116.20139°W / 43.61833; -116.20139Coordinates: 43°37′6″N 116°12′5″W / 43.61833°N 116.20139°W / 43.61833; -116.20139
Area less than one acre
Built 1913-14, 1923-24
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural style Italian Palazzo Style
NRHP reference # 78001032[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1978

The Elks Temple in Boise, Idaho was built during 1913-1914 and expanded during 1923-34. It is a four-story, five-bay building in "Italian Palazzo Style". It has served as a clubhouse of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Elks) organization. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

It was designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and has an unusual cornice, plus an elk head on its front facade with light bulbs at the antler tips; it is a Boise landmark, and according to its NRHP nomination is "one of the city's better buildings from the pre-World War I period." Its interior was heavily damaged in a 1943 fire.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Don Hibbard (October 24, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elks Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2017. with photo from 1977


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