Elks Lodge No. 1353 -- Casper WY
N 42° 50.630 W 106° 19.497
13T E 391731 N 4744324
The Casper WY landmark Elks Lodge Building is on the US National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMK1FF
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2014
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The Elks Club of Casper has been meeting here since shortly after the end of WWI. Their wonderful Late Victorian building with terra cotta details was listed on the National Register in 1997.
From the National Register Nomination Form: (
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"Elks Lodge No. 1353, located at 108 East 7th Street in Casper, was
constructed by the prominent architectural firm of Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney during the 1920s oil boom in Casper. It is a two-story brick building with distinct horizontal divisions utilizing pronounced terra cotta belt courses. The first and second stories are articulated differently with rectangular-shaped street level windows and contrasting round arched second story windows. The building is also crowned by an enriched projecting cornice. These elements are representative of the Second Renaissance Revival architectural style. It occupies a corner lot; to the south is an open park, and across South Center Street to the west is St. Anthony's Catholic Church, another impressive edifice designed by Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney. These two buildings dominate the streetscape in a transitional area where the south edge of the downtown commercial district gives way to residential neighborhoods."