Berkeley, CA, United States
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1991. ELKS CLUB BUILDING Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1913. Berkeley’s Elks Club, the 1002nd Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was founded in 1905, just in time for members to assist those displaced by the 1906 San Francisco Earthq
uake. Later they helped wartime survivors and needy children. This is one of many Ratcliff buildings in Berkeley. Classical Revival-style pilasters at corner bays, the projecting cornice, and oversize
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