Elks Building (Globe, Arizona)

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Elks Building
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Location155 W. Mesquite, Globe, Arizona
Coordinates 33°23′50.9″N110°47′19.2″W / 33.397472°N 110.788667°W / 33.397472; -110.788667 Coordinates: 33°23′50.9″N110°47′19.2″W / 33.397472°N 110.788667°W / 33.397472; -110.788667
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Built byEvans, D.A.
ArchitectHolmes Bros.
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS Globe Commercial and Civic MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000860 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987

The Elks Building in Globe, Arizona is a Romanesque style building built in 1910. It has served as a meeting hall of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Elks) and as a theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It is a 3-story 40 feet (12 m) by 100 feet (30 m) building that was socially important in Globe. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. M. Weisiger (April 1986). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Elks Building". National Park Service . Retrieved December 7, 2016. with three photos from 1987