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Elks Club

Introduction

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Designed by architect Edmond J. Eckel, this structure was completed in 1904. It sat on the east side of N. 5th St. In 1935, the building was sold to the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce who occupied the building until the 1960s. The Elks then moved into the Robidoux Hotel (demolished in 1976). The building was then sold again, this time to the American National Bank. The bank demolished the building to replace it with a drive-thru.

Images

Elks Lodge, 209 North Fifth, 1904. Image provided by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Elks Lodge, 209 North Fifth, 1904. Image provided by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Elks Lodge Women's Group Photo, c. 1920s. b/w. A large group of women in white long dresses/hats posed on the sidewalk and porch of Elks Club Building, a few men in the photo. Image provided by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Elks Lodge Women's Group Photo, c. 1920s. b/w. A large group of women in white long dresses/hats posed on the sidewalk and porch of Elks Club Building, a few men in the photo. Image provided by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Sources

Grenier, Mildred. St. Joseph: A Pictorial History. Virginia Beach: Donning Company, 1981.