Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas)

United States historic place

Location202 S. Broadway,
Tyler, Texas

Coordinates32°20′56″N 95°18′0″W / 32.34889°N 95.30000°W / 32.34889; -95.30000

Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)

Built1949 (1949)


Elks Club Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Elks Club Building in 2014
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Location	202 S. Broadway, Tyler, Texas
Coordinates	32°20′56″N 95°18′0″W / 32.34889°N 95.30000°W / 32.34889; -95.30000
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1949 (1949)
Built by	Hugh E. White
Architect	Carl A. Gregory
Architectural style	International Style
MPS	Tyler, Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.	02000648^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 14, 2002

The Elks Club Building in Tyler, Texas is an International Style building built in 1949. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

It is a three-story, two-part commercial block designed by Tyler architect Carl A. Gregory (1903–1976) and constructed by Tyler contractor Hugh E. White. The local Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks club used its second and third floors for offices, dining room and ballroom, and let out the first-floor retail space, until the club sold the building in 1973 and moved elsewhere.^[2]

Its NRHP nomination describes its International Style elements as including its volumetric massing, its flat roof, and its "sheer, virtually unadorned exterior walls and a subtlety articulated entry". The nomination states that it "recalls the early 20th century design theories of American architect Louis Sullivan in the sheer primary facade wall embellished with a large, centrally placed window that is the building's focal point."

The building was rehabilitated during 1997–2001 with care to preserve its historic character.^[2]

The Blackstone Building, at 315 N. Building in Tyler, is another work of Hugh E. White, and is also NRHP-listed.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 Williams, Diane Elizabeth (June 20, 2001). "Elks Club Building". National Register of Historic Places Registration. National Archives.

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