Philadelphia Lodge No.2 BPOE (1925) | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 306-320 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 39°57′30″N75°09′46″W / 39.95833°N 75.16278°W |
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.
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] [3]
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. [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]
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