Marker Inscription
Elks Lodge Hall Lodge 837 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks built this meeting hall in 1916 from plans provided by local builder Martin Brauer. It replaced an earlier structure, Gildea Hall, at this site. The Elks Lodge hall exhibits influences of the Prairie Style of architecture in its use of a low, sloping hipped roof and overhanging eaves with exposed rafters. Other features include paired French doors and a second floor balcony supported by brick piers. The hall provided space for meetings, dances and other community functions, and served the Elks Lodge until the 1980s, when members constructed a new facility. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2003
About this site
Elks Lodge Hall is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3578, -100.8971 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Val Verde County Courthouse, Camp Hudson, C. S. A., and First United Methodist Church of Del Rio.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5465013163. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
