Eagles Building (Lorain, Ohio)

Eagles Building (The Eagles Nest)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2012
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Location	575 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio
Coordinates	41°27′57″N82°10′31″W / 41.46583°N 82.17528°W / 41.46583; -82.17528
Built	1918
Architect	Rissmann, Paul A.; Hume, T.J.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000850
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1986 [1]

The Eagles Building is a building in Lorain, Ohio as the home for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aeries #343. ^[2] The chapter was founded in 1903, disbanded in the 1980s, and was reinstated in 2023. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Built in 1918, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^{[1] [6]} The building was constructed in the Renaissance Revival style with a terra cotta symmetrical facade, with Roman arches and Corinthian pilasters. ^[7] It was built with a concrete frame due to a steel shortage during World War I. ^[8] The building survived the 1924 Lorain Tornado. ^[9]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Woytach, Carissa (July 8, 2021). "Fraternal Order of Eagles could return to Lorain, historic Broadway aerie". The Chronicle Telegram . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
3. Timmons, Zach (April 2023). "Expanding Our Reach: Ohio Institutes Pair of new Aeries & Auxiliaries" (PDF). Soar: 18.
4. Hoffman, Lauren (September 21, 2022). "Lorain: 'The Eagles have Landed' aerie and auxiliary returning downtown". The Morning Journal . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
5. Taylor, Brian (March 21, 2022). "Lorain, Ohio, building eyed for demolition". Construction & Demolition Recycling. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
6. Ross, Catherine (May 23, 2025). "Lightning struck this historic building in downtown Lorain". News 5 Cleveland . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
7. "Eagles Building". Clio . July 21, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
8. Black River Historical Society (1999). Lorain, Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN   9781439626993.
9. Woytach, Carissa (May 17, 2022). "Lorain Eagles Building back on city demolition list". The Chronicle Telegram . Retrieved May 29, 2025.