Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas)

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Elks Club Building
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Elks Club Building
Location202 S. Broadway,
Tyler, Texas
Coordinates 32°20′56″N95°18′0″W / 32.34889°N 95.30000°W / 32.34889; -95.30000
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1949 (1949)
Built byHugh E. White
ArchitectCarl A. Gregory
Architectural style International Style
MPS Tyler, Texas MPS
NRHP reference No. 02000648 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 2002

The Elks Club Building in Tyler, Texas is an International Style building built in 1949. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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History

It is a three-story, two-part commercial block designed by Tyler architect Carl A. Gregory (1903–1976) and constructed by Tyler contractor Hugh E. White. The local Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks club used its second and third floors for offices, dining room and ballroom, and let out the first-floor retail space, until the club sold the building in 1973 and moved elsewhere. [2]

Its NRHP nomination describes its International Style elements as including its volumetric massing, its flat roof, and its "sheer, virtually unadorned exterior walls and a subtlety articulated entry". The nomination states that it "recalls the early 20th century design theories of American architect Louis Sullivan in the sheer primary facade wall embellished with a large, centrally placed window that is the building's focal point."

The building was rehabilitated during 1997–2001 with care to preserve its historic character. [2]

The Blackstone Building, at 315 N. Building in Tyler, is another work of Hugh E. White, and is also NRHP-listed.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Diane Elizabeth Williams (June 20, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elks Club Building". National Archives.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog Archived January 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine )