Elks Athletic Club
Elks Athletic Club, also known as YWCA, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an eight-story building that was built in 1924. It was designed by Joseph & Joseph in Classical Revival style.Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: building in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “The Henry Clay” and “YWCA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace Theatre and Mercury Ballroom.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Stevietheman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Palace Theatre is a music venue in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, located in the city's theater district, on the east side of Fourth Street, between Broadway and Chestnut Street. Palace Theatre is situated 380 feet southwest of Elks Athletic Club.
Mercury Ballroom
Event venue
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
The Mercury Ballroom is a music venue in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The 900-capacity venue, housed in the Wright and Taylor Building at Fourth and Chestnut streets, is operated by Live Nation's House of Blues Entertainment division.
Louisville Free Public Library
Library
Photo: Retired username, CC BY 2.5.
The Louisville Free Public Library is the public library system in Louisville, Kentucky, and the largest public library system in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Louisville Free Public Library is situated 1,400 feet south of Elks Athletic Club.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louisville and Whiskey Row.
Louisville
Whiskey Row
Neighborhood
Photo: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky refers to an area along Main Street, close to the Ohio River, which was home to the bourbon industry.
Russell
Neighborhood
Russell is a neighborhood immediately west of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. It is nicknamed "Louisville's Harlem". It was named for renowned African American educator and Bloomfield, Kentucky native, Harvey Clarence Russell Sr. Russell is situated 1½ miles west of Elks Athletic Club.
Elks Athletic Club
- Categories: clubhouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.24848° or 38° 14′ 55″ northLongitude
-85.75662° or 85° 45′ 24″ westOpen location code
86CP66XV+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 350407871OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q5364377
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