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The building is included in the [[Old City Hall Historic District]], which is [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington|listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County]]. |
The building is included in the [[Old City Hall Historic District]], which is [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington|listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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It was designed by architect [[É. Frère Champney]], who graduated from the [[Ecole des Beaux Arts]] in 1900 and who worked at [[Carrere and Hastings]] in Buffalo, New York as chief designer for the firm's projects at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], and who later worked on structures at the 1904 [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition|St. Louis Exposition]] and at the 1905 [[Lewis and Clark Exposition]] in Portland, Oregon, before coming to Seattle in 1907.<ref name=nrhpdoc-OCHHD>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=77001352}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old City Hall Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Gallacci, Caroline and Patricia A. Sias |date=December 23, 1977 |accessdate=December 5, 2016 }}</ref>{{rp|10}} |
It was designed by architect [[É. Frère Champney]], who graduated from the [[Ecole des Beaux Arts]] in 1900 and who worked at [[Carrere and Hastings]] in Buffalo, New York, as chief designer for the firm's projects at the [[Pan-American Exposition]], and who later worked on structures at the 1904 [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition|St. Louis Exposition]] and at the 1905 [[Lewis and Clark Exposition]] in Portland, Oregon, before coming to Seattle in 1907.<ref name=nrhpdoc-OCHHD>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=77001352}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old City Hall Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Gallacci, Caroline and Patricia A. Sias |date=December 23, 1977 |accessdate=December 5, 2016 }}</ref>{{rp|10}} |
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The former temple, once derelict after years of abandonment, was purchased by [[McMenamins]] in 2007.<ref name="McMenamin"/> Plans announced in July 2009 anticipated renovation by 2012, including conversion of the Elks Lodge's main meeting room space into 40 hotel rooms and full restoration of the adjacent Spanish Steps, another contributing element of the Old City Hall Historic District.<ref name=TacomaWeekly>{{cite web |url=http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3320/ |title=Developers envision new life for old Elks building |author=John Larson |date=July 16, 2009 |publisher=Tacoma Weekly }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Restoration was finally begun in earnest in 2017, and the building reopened on April 24, 2019, as the McMenamins Elks Temple.<ref name="McMenamin">{{cite web |title=Elks Temple Hotel |url=https://www.mcmenamins.com/elks-temple |website=McMenamins |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/archives/173252.asp |title=Tacoma Elks slated to become McMenamins |publisher=SeattlePIblogs | first=Aubrey |last=Cohen |date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |
The former temple, once derelict after years of abandonment, was purchased by [[McMenamins]] in 2007.<ref name="McMenamin"/> Plans announced in July 2009 anticipated renovation by 2012, including conversion of the Elks Lodge's main meeting room space into 40 hotel rooms and full restoration of the adjacent Spanish Steps, another contributing element of the Old City Hall Historic District.<ref name=TacomaWeekly>{{cite web |url=http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3320/ |title=Developers envision new life for old Elks building |author=John Larson |date=July 16, 2009 |publisher=Tacoma Weekly }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Restoration was finally begun in earnest in 2017, and the building reopened on April 24, 2019, as the McMenamins Elks Temple.<ref name="McMenamin">{{cite web |title=Elks Temple Hotel |url=https://www.mcmenamins.com/elks-temple |website=McMenamins |accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/archives/173252.asp |title=Tacoma Elks slated to become McMenamins |publisher=SeattlePIblogs | first=Aubrey |last=Cohen |date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |
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| Coordinates | 47°15′28″N 122°26′27″W / 47.25778°N 122.44083°W |
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| Architect | É. Frère Champney |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| Part of | Old City Hall Historic District (ID77001352[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1977 |
The Elks Temple in Tacoma, Washington is a historic Beaux Arts Fraternal building built in 1916 for the Fraternal Order of Elks, now housing the McMenamins Elks Temple hotel, restaurant and event space.[2][3]: 14
The building is included in the Old City Hall Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County.
History
It was designed by architect É. Frère Champney, who graduated from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1900 and who worked at Carrere and Hastings in Buffalo, New York, as chief designer for the firm's projects at the Pan-American Exposition, and who later worked on structures at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition and at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, before coming to Seattle in 1907.[3]: 10
The former temple, once derelict after years of abandonment, was purchased by McMenamins in 2007.[4] Plans announced in July 2009 anticipated renovation by 2012, including conversion of the Elks Lodge's main meeting room space into 40 hotel rooms and full restoration of the adjacent Spanish Steps, another contributing element of the Old City Hall Historic District.[5] Restoration was finally begun in earnest in 2017, and the building reopened on April 24, 2019, as the McMenamins Elks Temple.[4][6]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Waymark".
- ^ a b Gallacci, Caroline and Patricia A. Sias (December 23, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old City Hall Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Elks Temple Hotel". McMenamins. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ John Larson (July 16, 2009). "Developers envision new life for old Elks building". Tacoma Weekly.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cohen, Aubrey (July 8, 2009). "Tacoma Elks slated to become McMenamins". SeattlePIblogs.
External links
Media related to Elks Temple, Tacoma, Washington at Wikimedia Commons- Elks Temple, Old City Hall Historic District - Tacoma, Washington - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com, with photo
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- Buildings and structures in Tacoma, Washington
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington (state)
- Elks buildings
- 1910s architecture in the United States
- Clubhouses in Washington (state)
- Historic district contributing properties in Washington (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Tacoma, Washington
- Washington (state) Registered Historic Place stubs