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The Kenosha Elks Club is a historic building in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Construction began on the building in 1916 and it was formally dedicated on January 20, 1919. ==History as the Elks Club== Plans to construct a club house for the Kenosha chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks began in 1916 when 300 members pledged $65,000 for the purchase of land that formerly housed the Petit Malt House, which burned down in 1914. The land was purchased for $41,000 in June 1916 and by fall of that year, building plans by R. Messmer & Brothers had been improved and the Immel Construction Company had begun work on the site. A cornerstone was laid in June 1917, and on January 20, 1919, the club dedicated the building, which featured a hotel, swimming pool, and numerous dining facilities. Zalmon G. Simmons, founder of the Simmons Bedding Company, was among the men that made up the Building Committee. In April 1929, the club held a gathering which drew Elks officials from all over the country to ceremoniously burn the mortgage on the building.〔http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/elks_club_members_gathered_to_burn_the_mortgage_23412339.html〕 Sometime after 1938, the building was renovated and expanded, with an addition being added to the southwest side to house an expanded kitchen. Throughout the years, the Elks Club played host to numerous special guests, including Mel Tormé and Colonel Sanders.〔http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/former_elks_club_manager_remembers_heritage_house_as_elegant_331305052.html〕 By the 1990s, the club was experiencing financial problems, and in the early 1990s the building was sold. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenosha Elks Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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