Murphysboro Elks Lodge Explained

Murphysboro Elks Lodge
Location:1329 Walnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois
Coordinates:37.7661°N -89.3375°W
Built:1916
Architect:Rudolph Zerse Gill
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 15, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05001255

Murphysboro Elks Lodge, also known as Murphysboro Event Center, is a historic meeting hall and former Elks lodge in Murphysboro, Illinois. The lodge was built in 1916 for Murphysboro Elks Lodge No. 572, which was chartered in 1900. Architect Rudolph Zerse Gill designed the building in the Classical Revival style. The red brick building features a limestone foundation and terra cotta decorations. The front entrance is topped by an oval containing an elk head and decorated with fruit garlands. The second story features a porch supported by classical columns. A dentillated and bracketed entablature encircles the front half of the building above the porch.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baer. Cynthia L.. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Murphysboro Elks Lodge. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101334/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/223390.pdf. dead. February 2, 2014. Illinois Historic Preservation Division. January 24, 2014. June 9, 2005.