Eureka in Juab County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
B.P.O.E. Block, Elk Lodge #711
Eureka Historic District
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014
1. B.P.O.E. Block, Elk Lodge #711 Marker
Inscription.
B.P.O.E. Block, Elk Lodge #711. Eureka Historic District. Constructed in 1909-1910 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tintic Lodge #711 was designed by architects, Richard C. Watkins and John F. Birch and built by contractor, Martin E. Anderson, a Logan contractor. Cost of the building was $30,000. The meeting hall for the Elks Lodge was on the upper floor, the rooms rented to doctors, lawyers, etc., and the lower floor was rented initially to Hefferman-Thompson, (general merchandise) Company. Later it was occupied by Norman and Jenson and J.C. Penney's. The small structure on the west side was added sometime between 1910-1923 and in 1929 the second story, five rooms for office suites was built. At that time the lower floor of the small building was occupied by the Eureka Mercantile Commission Company. The Elks “Tintic Lodge” was organized June 20, 1901.
Constructed in 1909-1910 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tintic Lodge #711 was designed by architects, Richard C. Watkins and John F. Birch and built by contractor, Martin E. Anderson, a Logan contractor. Cost of the building was $30,000. The meeting hall for the Elks Lodge was on the upper floor, the rooms rented to doctors, lawyers, etc., and the lower floor was rented initially to Hefferman-Thompson, (general merchandise) Company. Later it was occupied by Norman and Jenson and J.C. Penney's. The small structure on the west side was added sometime between 1910-1923 and in 1929 the second story, five rooms for office suites was built. At that time the lower floor of the small building was occupied by the Eureka Mercantile Commission Company. The Elks “Tintic Lodge” was organized June 20, 1901.
Erected 1985 by Division of State History. (Marker Number N-236-4.)
Location. 39° 57.246′ N, 112° 7.257′ W. Marker is in Eureka, Utah, in Juab County. It is on West Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 285 West Main Street, Eureka UT 84628, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys and in the West Desert. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
