Billy Webb Elks Lodge

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

45°32′16.5″N 122°40′1.2″W / 45.537917°N 122.667000°W / 45.537917; -122.667000

The Williams Avenue YWCA, also known as the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, is an historic building in north Portland, Oregon. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020,^[1]^[2] the structure was heavily damaged by fire in 2021.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Frost, Allison (August 6, 2020). "National Register of Historic Places recognizes the Billy Webb Elks Lodge". OPB. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "Black Historic Sites Approved; Recognizing Portland's African American experience". Portland Observer. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Crombie, Noelle (September 18, 2021). "North Portland's historic Billy Webb Elks Lodge heavily damaged by fire". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Gallivan, Joseph (September 22, 2021). "Trespassers set 'devastating' fire at Portland's Elks Lodge: Billy Webb Elks lodge at North Tillamook Street and Williams Avenue was damaged by fire on Sept. 11 and now seeks funding". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.