Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)

Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE, also known as the Philadelphia Athletic Club, was a historic Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) lodge occupying 306-320 N. Broad Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City Philadelphia. The lodge, built between 1922 and 1925, was a 13-story building. The BPOE moved into the new lodge from the 4-story building at 1320–1322 Arch Street, built in 1904–1906 and designed by Francis Caldwell and Edward Simon, that still stands.[2][3]

Philadelphia Lodge No.2 BPOE (1925)
Elk's Lodge advertisement, c. 1925
Location306-320 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States
Coordinates39°57′30″N 75°9′46″W
Built1922-1925
ArchitectAndrew J. Sauer
Architectural styleRegency
Demolished1992
NRHP reference No.84003535[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1984

The Elks occupied the bottom five floors, with residential/hotel accommodations in the higher eight floors. The lower floors included meeting rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, and auditoria. The entrance featured a two-storey portal framed in limestone and capped by a giant keystone.[4]

Although being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] the building was purchased by Hahnemann University for $2.35 million in 1991 and was demolished the following year.[5]

See also
  • Philadelphia portal

References

Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. George E. Thomas (April 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2" (PDF). p. 2, section 7, "Description". Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. "The History of the Pennsylvania Elks State Association" Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  5. Philly.com, "Completed Next Spring. The University Worries The Convention Center Could Limit Parking," April 06, 1993, By David I. Turner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER


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