Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building

The Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building overlooks the busy corner of Fifth Street and Pacific Avenue in downtown Bremerton, Washington. It was built in 1920 and renovated in 1947–48.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is now known as Catholic Charities' Max Hale Center.

Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building
Building in 2008, with sidewalk closed and sheeting over upper facade
Location285 Fifth St., Bremerton, Washington
Coordinates47°34′0″N 122°37′31″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1920
Architectural styleModerne, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.95000192[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1995

It is a wood-frame building with a brick veneer on a concrete foundation, and has a sheet metal cornice. It was constructed in 1920 for the Bremerton Elks Lodge (BPOE 1181) with Classical Revival design by an unknown architect. During 1947-48 it was enlarged and modified in Moderne style, with design by Williams-Davis & Associates, a Bremerton architecture and engineering firm.[2]

A grand exterior staircase once fronted the building. This was removed when the current white cube of first-floor space in front of the building was constructed. The white cube space, still existing, held a Payless Drug Store.[3]

In 2010, a center to serve at-risk youths was proposed as a use for the building, which was empty on at least its first floor.[4] There was some community opposition to the proposed center, which was to be run by Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.[5]

What was eventually developed was 53 units of low-income permanent housing.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Paul D. Purcell (December 8, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building". National Park Service. Retrieved November 10, 2016. with nine photos
  3. Josh Farley (October 7, 2015). "In Photos: Bremerton then and now". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2016. (includes historic postcard photo)
  4. Rachel Pritchett (February 26, 2010). "Youth Center Hoped for in Bremerton". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  5. Lynsi Burton (March 5, 2010). "Location of proposed downtown Bremerton youth center irks neighbors". Retrieved November 10, 2016.


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