Pete
05-29-2012, 08:09 PM
Office Buildings
Historical
Office Buildings
no
Address: 401 N. Harvey (http://goo.gl/maps/UUX7)
Built: 1926
Demolished: no
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Architect: Sorey, Hill and Sorey
http://www.okctalk.com/images/wikiphotos/elkslodge.jpg
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The cultural and social climate of the 1920s encouraged participation in fraternal organizations. One of the most active and prosperous groups was The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, which had organized their first lodge in Oklahoma City in 1898. Not until the 1920s, however, could the lodge afford to construct a large meeting hall. In 1925, with members pledging $500,000, the lodge hired the architectural firm of Sorey, Hill and Sorey to construct a twelve-story hall. Begun in March of 1926, construction progressed until five stories were erected: then the cash was exhausted. The resulting building's dominant style was Italian Renaissance, with cut limestone, double-arched windows, and wrought-iron balconies. The Elks remained in the building for five years before suffering the same fate as the Masons. The economic depression forced the lodge to sell the ornate structure to the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. In 1947 the gas distribution firm purchased the structure. (Blackburn, Henderson and Thurman 59)
Links
Doug Loudenback Article (http://www.dougloudenback.com/downtown/vintage/1.elks.htm)
Tenants
Gallery
Historical
Office Buildings
no
Address: 401 N. Harvey (http://goo.gl/maps/UUX7)
Built: 1926
Demolished: no
Floors:
Sq. Feet:
Acreage:
Architect: Sorey, Hill and Sorey
http://www.okctalk.com/images/wikiphotos/elkslodge.jpg
Information & Latest News
The cultural and social climate of the 1920s encouraged participation in fraternal organizations. One of the most active and prosperous groups was The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, which had organized their first lodge in Oklahoma City in 1898. Not until the 1920s, however, could the lodge afford to construct a large meeting hall. In 1925, with members pledging $500,000, the lodge hired the architectural firm of Sorey, Hill and Sorey to construct a twelve-story hall. Begun in March of 1926, construction progressed until five stories were erected: then the cash was exhausted. The resulting building's dominant style was Italian Renaissance, with cut limestone, double-arched windows, and wrought-iron balconies. The Elks remained in the building for five years before suffering the same fate as the Masons. The economic depression forced the lodge to sell the ornate structure to the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. In 1947 the gas distribution firm purchased the structure. (Blackburn, Henderson and Thurman 59)
Links
Doug Loudenback Article (http://www.dougloudenback.com/downtown/vintage/1.elks.htm)
Tenants
Gallery