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Elks National Memorial
A Little-Known Spectacular Showcase of Marble from Around the World
Slippery rOck Gazette
CoveringsETC Announces New Terrazo Collection
Products Contributing to a Zero-Waste Economy
When Chicagoans walk or drive past the stately Indiana limestone build- ing located just a half mile west of Lake Michigan in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, they might wonder why the building is guarded by a pair of identical life-sized bronze elk. Little do they know that inside this circular building is one of the finest natural stone installations in the United States, featuring over twenty-seven varieties of marble.
Megy Karydes
Photos by Megy Karydes and Courtesy usenaturalstone.com
of time. Revisiting nearly centu- ry-old structures is a great reminder of natural stone’s sustainability and longevity.
When asked to discuss the style of the Memorial, architect Egerton Swartwout explained in a 1922 article of The Elks Magazine, “I
might say it was classic, and more Roman than Greek; I would prefer to say it was modern, and that it was American.”
From the outside, the building looks dramatic and impressive. Walk through a 20-foot-high sin- gle arched bronze doorway and be ready for a visual feast. While many parts of the interior are of note, the crown jewel is Memorial Hall, which serves both the build- ing’s main interior space and archi- tectural focal point.
Memorial Hall soars to the total height of the building at 100 feet and the gilded dome above is re- markable, as is the marble found throughout the room, literally from top to bottom.
The space incorporates 27 vari- eties of marble and the National Association of Marble Dealers considered it “one of the finest marble installations in the United States” in a story about the build- ing in its August 1926 trade maga- zine, Through the Ages.
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The ground floor of the Elks Memorial hall. There are over 27 varieties of marble worked into the design.
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The Elks National Memorial Headquarters Building was com- missioned by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, one of the oldest and largest fraternal organizations in the United States, and dedicated to the memory of Elks who served in World War I. The monumental building, built in the classical Beaux-Arts style and based on the aesthetic and architec- tural design principles taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was completed in 1926 and designed by Egerton Swartwout, best known for his work on monumental build- ings and memorials, including the Missouri State Capitol.
We often focus on new buildings or remodeling projects and how to incorporate natural stone into the designs, but rarely do we pause to consider the beauty of struc- tures that have withstood the test
Designed by American architect Edgerton Swartwout, who also designed the Missouri State Capitol building, it was originally built to honor Veteran Elks of WW1, and has since been re- dedicated to honor all American Vets of all wars and conflicts.
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