Passaic Elks Club | |
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| Location | 29-31 Howe Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′39″N74°7′40″W / 40.86083°N 74.12778°W Coordinates: 40°51′39″N74°7′40″W / 40.86083°N 74.12778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Kelly, John F. |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 05001485 [1] |
| NJRHP # | 4564 [2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 2005 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 21, 2005 |
Passaic Elks Club is located in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in the Italian Renaissance Revival style in 1924.
Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents (+2.8%) from the 2000 Census population of 67,861, which had in turn increased by 9,820 (+16.9%) from the 58,041 counted in the 1990 Census. Passaic is the tenth most densely populated municipality in the entire United States with 22,000+ people per square mile.
Passaic County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area.
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is located on a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, particularly along the extent of the length of New York City on its western edge; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.
The Elks Club structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 2005.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is an American fraternal order founded in 1868 originally as a social club in New York City. Membership was originally restricted to white men, but the organization now has a more inclusive membership policy.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
