Elks Lodge
a.k.a. Eagles Lodge Building (F.O.E.)
138 W. North St., Lima, OHA fine example of early Prarie School with Sullivanesque influences. Only buildings of this type are now known in Allen County. Store marker on the wall near the corner. Distinct example of Prairie School architecture. Significant as the region's only.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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