Philadelphia_Lodge_No._2_BPOE_(1925)

Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)

Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE (1925)

United States historic place

The Philadelphia Lodge No. 2 BPOE, also known as the Philadelphia Athletic Club, was a historic American Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) lodge that occupied 306-320 North Broad Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City Philadelphia.

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History and notable features

This lodge, built between 1922 and 1925, was a thirteen-story building. The BPOE moved into the new lodge from the four-story building located at 1320–1322 Arch Street, built between 1904 and 1906, and designed by Francis Caldwell and Edward Simon, that still stands.[2][3]

The Elks occupied the bottom five floors, with residential/hotel accommodations in the higher eight floors. The lower floors included meeting rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, and auditoria. The entrance featured a two-storey portal framed in limestone and capped by a giant keystone.[4]

Although being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] the building was purchased by Hahnemann University for $2.35 million in 1991 and was demolished the following year.[5] It was removed from the National Register in 2023.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    George E. Thomas (April 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2" (PDF). p. 2, section 7, "Description". Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "The History of the Pennsylvania Elks State Association" Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  5. [5]
    Philly.com, "Completed Next Spring. The University Worries The Convention Center Could Limit Parking," April 06, 1993, By David I. Turner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
  6. [6]
    "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/20/2023 THROUGH 6/23/2023". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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