Elks Club building site, 115 Themis, in 2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Members of the Elks Club voted to construct a new, four-story club house in January, 1906. August Vogelsang built the brick structure at a cost of $42,000, which included the price of the lot. It was formally opened April 16, 1907.

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