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Elks Club - Historic site in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 1900s

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Elks Club

4th NW corner Poplar

Early fraternal lodge location in downtown Poplar Bluff.

The Story

The Elks Club, a fraternal organization, maintained a clubhouse at the northwest corner of 4th and Poplar streets. Listed in the 1909-10 city directory under clubs, this location served as a social and civic gathering place for members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Additional Source References

Mentions of this site found in historical sources. These excerpts are auto-extracted and unverified — presented for research purposes until an editor confirms them.

According to Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (1940)Unverified

A building destroyed during the 1927 tornado.

“the Elks club building was a tangled mass of ruins”

1927 Tornado Impact

May 9, 1927

Elks Club - 1927 tornado damage in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

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Quick Facts

Era

1900s

Year Built

1909

Area

Downtown

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