{"nrhp_refnum":"84001969","name":"Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124","other_names":["Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks","YWCA of Fort Worth a"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"512 W. 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Worth","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.75302448300005,"lon":-97.33488948499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story masonry lodge building over a full basement at 512 West Fourth Street in downtown Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, built in 1927-1928 for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 124 and designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick.","why_significant":"The building reflects the architectural and social character of Fort Worth in the 1920s. It is a work of noted local architect Wyatt C. Hedrick and shows his skill with historic architectural styles. It also recalls the Elks' civic and charitable activity in the city and later use by the YWCA.","narrative":"Elks Lodge 124 is a five-story brick building on West Fourth Street in downtown Fort Worth, constructed in 1927 and 1928 as the permanent home of the local Elks. Hedrick, a prominent Fort Worth architect, designed it with steel framing encased in concrete, cream-colored brick and cast-stone ornament, blending Georgian Revival and Spanish Renaissance elements. The exterior is sober, while the interior holds a coffered lounge with a stenciled ceiling, a stair hall with Corinthian columns, and a second-floor auditorium with Adam-style plasterwork. The upper three floors held forty-eight apartment rooms for members and guests. The lodge was dedicated over three days in May 1928, with General John J. Pershing unveiling the plaque. The Elks supported local charity, including holiday dinners for newspaper carriers and underprivileged children. The Elks sold the building in 1955 to the YWCA, which has used it since with minimal alteration, keeping the original plans, decor and fixtures.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date July, 1927)","architect_builder":"Wyatt C. Hedrick, Architects and Engineers; Thomas C. Burne, Inc., Engineers and Contractors","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival with Spanish Renaissance motifs (described as Renaissance-inspired)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied by the Fort Worth YWCA since 1955; minimal alteration, with original floor plans, decor and lighting fixtures surviving. Renovation and restoration were planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.455002-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/9734/40973407/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001969.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001969/9738e19281-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001969/9738e19281-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Worth_Elks_Lodge_124.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Worth_Elks_Lodge_124.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973407","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth_Elks_Lodge_124","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5472387"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/fort-worth-elks-lodge-124-84001969/"}