Washington Lodge Number 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 919 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: An attractive Beaux-Arts design by B. Stanley Simmons, this building is ornamented with stone swags, urn baluster balconies,portrait busts, and oversized elks heads. This lodge included many of Washington's prominent men as members. As a benevolent order, this lodge carried out many acts of charity beneficial to the community.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42
Survey number: HABS DC-386
Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1979 Demolished
Tags
Date
1908 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Simmons, B Stanley
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.93809, -77.04493
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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