National Register of Historic Places

Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252

Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Listed
September 6, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003778

About this property

The Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 is an historic building located in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1912 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was probably designed primarily by A. Arthur Guilbert. The 3-story building is a Neoclassical design, with red brick walls trimmed in limestone and brick quoins on the corners. The entrances are framed in Tuscan columns and pilasters. The first and second floor windows are accented with keystones. Above the third floor windows is a wide wooden cornice, and above that a brick parapet. The lodge closed in January 2011 and the building has since been repurposed for office space. In 2014, the top floor of the building was fully renovated to accommodate the new headquarters for the intellectual property law firm Jansson Munger McKinley & Kirby, Ltd.

Location

601 Lake Ave.
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
42.72683, -87.78124

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 listed on the National Register?

Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252?

Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252?

The period of significance for Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252 is recorded as the industrial era.

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