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Washington Lodge Number 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 919 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Washington Lodge Number 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 919 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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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

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1908 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Simmons, B Stanley
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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States38.93809, -77.04493
Google Map of 38.9380912, -77.04493269999999
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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