Elks Building (Olympia, Washington)

Last updated September 01, 2025


Elks Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	607--613 S. Capitol Way, Olympia, Washington
Coordinates	47°2′34″N122°54′2″W / 47.04278°N 122.90056°W / 47.04278; -122.90056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919
Architect	Joseph Wohleb
Architectural style	Vernacular Commercial
MPS	Downtown Olympia MRA
NRHP reference No.	88000690 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 21, 1988

The Elks Building in Olympia, Washington is a concrete building with a brick veneer that was built in 1919. It was built for the Elks local chapter that had been formed in 1891.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

A 1985 historic buildings survey described it as the "only historic building built exclusively for a fraternal lodge still standing in Olympia."^[2]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
1 2 Shanna Stevenson/Tom Costantini (October 16, 1985). "State of Washington Historic Property Inventory: Elks Building". National Park Service . Retrieved November 25, 2016. with photo from 1985

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People	Daniel Bigelow George Bush Rebecca G. Howard Levi Lathrop Smith Edmund Sylvester
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