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.
In 1924, however, a receiver was appointed to handle the sale of the building, because the Elks Club could not pay off bonds of $25,000, taxes and interest. The building was sold in 1925 and by 1938, when it burned, it was used mainly for storage.
Click this link for a picture of the Elks Building before it burned.
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