Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)

Philadelphia Lodge No.2 BPOE (1925)
Formerly listed on the  U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Elk's Lodge advertisement, c. 1925
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Location	306-320 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°57′30″N75°09′46″W / 39.9583°N 75.1628°W / 39.9583; -75.1628
Built	1922-1925
Architect	Andrew J. Sauer
Architectural style	Regency
Demolished	1992
NRHP reference No.	84003535 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 23, 1984
Removed from NRHP	June 23, 2023

The Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE, also known as the Philadelphia Athletic Club, was a historic American Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) lodge that occupied 306-320 North Broad Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City Philadelphia.

History and notable features

This lodge, built between 1922 and 1925, was a thirteen-story building. The BPOE moved into the new lodge from the four-story building located at 1320–1322 Arch Street, built between 1904 and 1906, and designed by Francis Caldwell and Edward Simon, that still stands. ^[2]

The Elks occupied the bottom five floors, with residential/hotel accommodations in the higher eight floors. The lower floors included meeting rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, and auditoria. The entrance featured a two-storey portal framed in limestone and capped by a giant keystone. ^[3]

The Philadelphia Sphas basketball team played many of their home games at the Broadwood Hotel. Saturday night games would be followed by a dance with a live band. ^[4]

Although being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, ^[1] the building was purchased by Hahnemann University for $2.35 million in 1991 and was demolished the following year. ^[5] It was removed from the National Register in 2023. ^[6]

See also

• Philadelphiaportal

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "The History of the Pennsylvania Elks State Association" Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. George E. Thomas (April 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. "El. Black, 92, last living member of city's SPHAS basketball squad". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 5, 1986. p. 4-B.
5. Philly.com, "Completed Next Spring. The University Worries The Convention Center Could Limit Parking," April 06, 1993, By David I. Turner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
6. "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/20/2023 THROUGH 6/23/2023". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE at Wikimedia Commons