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Photograph of Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From the record

“The Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654, also known as Elks Club, is an Elks building located at 424 N. The building was constructed in 1923 for Litchfield's Elks lodge, which formed in 1901.”

Wikipedia article Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 424 N. Monroe St., Litchfield, 62056
  • When was it listed? March 1995
  • Category. building
  • Township. North Litchfield township
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 95000195 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

1 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654 in 2009, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 January 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesMINENICH

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kiggins Crushed Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Litchfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this property

60 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Litchfield, the town this property stands in, in 70 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 43 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLitchfield$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree atop a mobile home, knocked numerous limbs down, and flattened an estimated acre of wheat field on the south side of Litchfield.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and several power lines across Montgomery County, especially in Litchfield, Hillsboro, Butler, Irving, Witt and Nokomis.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs.
December 2018Tornado (EF2)Litchfield-The tornado first touched down just southeast of Litchfield, IL, along Old Litchfield Trail where large tree branches were snapped. The damage worsened as the tornado moved northeast, where a large farm building was destroyed near Illinois Route 16. The tornado then crossed to the north of Illinois Route 16, doing damage along Rocky Hollow Trail. This area sustained the worst of the tornadic damage, where several farm buildings were destroyed. A brick family residence sustained major roof damage and suffered a partial loss of its walls in this location as well. The tornado then continued to the northeast, weakening and eventually lifting as it turned to the west towards E 7th Road. This curvature in the tornado path made the path length 7.93 miles. However, can only plot two points went entering tornado information, thus path length in the header is indicating 6.79 miles. Overall, the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 7.93 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported with this tornado.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to buildings at a business on the west side of Litchfield. In Raymond, numerous tree limbs were blown down and some shingles were blown off roofs.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds snapped off several large tree limbs.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines around town.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines on the east side of town.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees as well as numerous tree limbs. Also, a house in Litchfield had several shingles blown off of it's roof.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees around town.
June 2011HailLitchfield-Golfball sized hail on Illinois Route 16 about 3 miles east of Litchfield.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage on the north side of Litchfield. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A couple of homes in the area sustained minor roof damage.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees blown over, large limbs down, and a few power lines down. An electric transformer was also damaged which resulted in the high school and junior high school losing power.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Several power lines were blown down.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Several large tree limbs were blown down. A few of the limbs landed on power lines in Litchfield.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and power lines on Washboard Trail Road.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-Storm spotters and local law enforcement reported a few trees and large tree limbs down in Litchfield. One tree fell on a car and large branches fell on power lines causing power outages.
November 2005HailLitchfield-Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail south of Litchfield.
April 2003HailLitchfield-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 2003HailLitchfield-The Illinois State Police reported 3/4 inch hail.
August 2000HailLitchfield-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail northwest of Litchfield.
August 1993Tornado (F0)Litchfield-A tornado briefly touched down near Interstate 55 and Highway 108, 7 miles north of Litchfield. No damage was reported.
May 2023HailLitchfield-no account filed
June 2017HailLitchfield-no account filed
April 2012HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2011HailLitchfield-no account filed
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
April 2011HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2011HailLitchfield-no account filed
June 2010HailLitchfield-no account filed
September 2010HailLitchfield-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
June 2009HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2009HailLitchfield-no account filed
February 2008HailLitchfield-no account filed
July 2008HailLitchfield-no account filed
April 2008HailLitchfield-no account filed
April 2008HailLitchfield-no account filed
March 2007HailLitchfield-no account filed
June 2007HailLitchfield-no account filed
July 2006HailLitchfield-no account filed
July 2006HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2005HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
October 2004HailLitchfield-no account filed
April 2003HailLitchfield-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLitchfield-no account filed
April 2002HailLitchfield-no account filed
April 2002HailLitchfield-no account filed
May 2002HailLitchfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Litchfield Public Libraryunder 500 feet1999
Samuel Moody Grubbs Houseunder 500 feet1990
Brown Shoe Company Factory0.3 miles2006
Ariston Cafe0.8 miles2006
Belvidere Cafe, Motel and Gas Station0.9 miles2007
Manske-Niemann Farm3.2 miles2003

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 95000195 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Montgomery CountyAll 13 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.