Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio)

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Elks Lodge
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Front of the former lodge
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Location138 W. North St., Lima, Ohio
Coordinates 40°44′35″N84°6′23″W / 40.74306°N 84.10639°W / 40.74306; -84.10639
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Architect Hulsken & McLaughlin
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPS Lima MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001865 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1982

The former Elks Lodge (B.P.O. E. #54) is a historic building in Lima, Ohio, United States. [1] It was built in 1909 for use by a local Elks group. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1982.

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History

In 1886, the B.P.O.E. #54 was the 54th group of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be chartered. [2] [3] It is located in Lima, Ohio within the Ohio West Central District No. 7120. [4] The group built this lodge building in 1909 at 138 West North Street. [1] Around the time of its construction in the early twentieth century, oil and railroading had taken Lima's economy to an extremely prosperous point. [5] The Elks Lodge building was funded by contributions from members. [6]

The Elks Lodge #54 is now located at 302 West North Street in Lima. [7] The group sold the 139 West North Street building, which, as of 2019, is used by Tabernacle Baptist Church. [1]

Architecture

Hulsken & McLaughlin, a Lima architectural firm, designed the Elks Lodge in the Prairie School style. [5] The lodge building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1982. [1] It was one of seventeen Lima buildings listed on the register as a group, the "Lima Multiple Resource Area." Of these buildings, it was one of the newest. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Lima, OH Lodge #54". B.P.O. Elks of the USA. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lima Lodge #54". Ohio Elks Association. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Elks History Project". B.P.O. Elks Lima Lodge #54. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Hopkins, Phyllis G. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lima Multiple Resource Area . National Park Service, 1980-05-15, 5. Accessed 2010-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Elks Decide that Each Will Give His Own Proportion". The Allen County Republican-Gazette. Lima, Ohio. March 19, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lodge #54 Welcome". www.elks.org. Retrieved April 18, 2025.

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