The Elks National Veterans Memorial is a war memorial that also serves as headquarters of the Elks, an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868. The building houses the records of the design and construction of the 1926 building, which is embellished with mural series and free-standing and relief sculpture by several American artists. The record in this web resource was compiled from in-person examination of materials.
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