{"nrhp_refnum":"79002726","name":"Elyria Elks Club","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"246 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elyria","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.366174202000025,"lon":-82.10631399099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick meeting hall on the south side of Second Street in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, built in the early 1900s in the Renaissance Revival style for the local Elks chapter.","why_significant":"The inventory form says the building is notable chiefly for its architectural styling. It makes extraordinary use of classical motifs, and few buildings in the city have comparable styling and detailing. It was also the Elks' first building made entirely for their own use.","narrative":"This two-story brick building on the south side of Second Street in Elyria, Ohio, was built in the early 1900s as a meeting hall for the local Elks chapter and still serves that purpose. Before it was built, the Elks occupied various downtown buildings for some time. It was the first building constructed entirely for their own use. Its Renaissance Revival design draws heavily on classical motifs. Two-story Corinthian pilasters support a richly detailed entablature accented with medallions. Above the entrance, a balcony and a set of windows are framed by Ionic pilasters and another entablature. The second floor holds a large meeting hall. The building has a stone foundation, a flat composition roof, a three-bay front and about 50 feet of street frontage. It sits close to the street with no lawn, and a large blacktop lot owned by the Elks lies to the east. The building was recognized chiefly for its architecture, since few buildings in the city share this styling and detailing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a meeting hall; interior and exterior condition are both listed as very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.026989-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002726.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002726/64aa8511e2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002726/64aa8511e2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elyria_Elks_Club.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elyria_Elks_Club.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00001663","name":"Elyria Downtown-West Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/elyria-downtown-west-avenue-historic-district-00001663/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985722","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyria_Elks_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5368516"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/elyria-elks-club-79002726/"}