Men’s clubs live in terror of windows, which they gradually block up with glass blocks, bricks, or whatever else is handy. But the outlines of this dignified clubhouse remain as the architect drew them. It was designed in 1924 by Edward B. Lee, replacing an earlier lodge (designed by William E. Snaman) that had been destroyed by fire.(1)
The style is noticeably similar to the style of the Americus Republican Club, also by Lee. The buildings are radically different shapes, but Lee applied the same design vocabulary to make both clubs look respectable in their different locations.
Footnotes
- Source: The American Contractor, August 23, 1924. “Lodge Bldg. (rebld, after fire): 3 sty. & bas. 42×110, Brk. Cedar av. & E. Parkway. Archt. E. B. Lee. Chamber of Commerce bldg. Owner Lodge No. 339, B. P. O. E., Cedar av. & E, Parkway, J. Henderson, chm. of bldg. comm., care City Co. bldg. Drawing plans.” (↩)
