Sacramento Elks Lodge #6

11/26/2025

A huge shout-out to our awesome PM volunteer crew and an extra special thank you to a future Elk, our volunteer’s daughter, for jumping in and helping out today! Teaching them young 🙏

Seeing families step up together is what makes our lodge feel like home. We appreciate your time, hard work, and the pride you put into keeping our lodge looking its best.

Teamwork like this is what keeps Lodge 6 strong! 🦌✨

11/19/2025

A huge shout-out to our very own Secretary, Gina; Assistant, Stacy; and our Lodge Treasurer, Joanne! Thank you for all your hard work, dedication, and the countless hours you put in behind the scenes. We appreciate you!

11/14/2025

🎶 He’s Baaaaaack! DJ Double-O Soul at Elks Lodge 6! 🎶

Get ready to hit the dance floor! Join us every 2nd and 4th Friday from 7–10 PM in the Lounge for a fun night of classic and contemporary R&B, jazz, blues, and country.

🕺💃 Members & Guests Welcome
Come enjoy great music, good vibes, and an awesome community atmosphere at 6446 Riverside Blvd.

Don’t miss it — see you on the dance floor!

11/12/2025

A HUGE shout out to the veterans from yesterday who came to celebrate at Elks 6!

We are so blessed to have you all as a part of our community.

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸
Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our nation with courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

At Elks Lodge #6, we are proud to stand with our veterans past and present who embody the values of service, loyalty, and community that we hold dear.

Thank you for your service, your strength, and your unwavering commitment to protecting our freedom.
We salute you today and every day. ❤️🤍💙



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11/03/2025

Sac 6 is hosting our annual hoop shoot 🏀 Saturday December 20th, 2025

Sign ups are at 8:30AM and the competition will begin at 9:30AM.

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11/03/2025

Family Holiday Breakfast with Santa
Santa’s stopping by Elks Lodge 6!
Sunday, December 21 | 9 AM – Noon
Enjoy a hearty breakfast — including our carved ham station — and capture the magic with photos with Santa.

It’s a fun, festive morning for the whole family!

11/03/2025

Sac 6 Domino Tournament is open for sign ups! Add your name to the sign up sheet in the lounge.

10/30/2025

Sac 6, a journey through the road less traveled

In the broader tapestry of Sacramento’s civic and architectural history, the story of Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6 (B.P.O.E. No. 6) stands out as a tale of resilience, ambition, and community-service spanning nearly a century and a half. From its founding in the late 19th century through its heyday in the roaring twenties, and into its modern incarnation as a community-minded lodge on Riverside Boulevard, the lodge reflects changing times, changing membership, changing spaces—and a constant core ethos of charity, fellowship, and local civic engagement.

Origins & Early Years (1877–1908)

The lodge traces its beginnings to February 25, 1877, when it was organized as one of the earliest lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) in the United States. However, the early years were rocky: according to its own history, the charter was rescinded about two years later on account of “illegal activity.”

Following that setback, the group that would become Lodge No. 6 met in various temporary locations—including Foresters’ Hall at 716 I Street and the Ruhstaller building at 902 J Street. Eventually, on March 5, 1908, the lodge officially reclaimed its original number and designation as Lodge #6.

During this era, the lodge’s activities focused on fellowship, mutual aid, and the standard philanthropic aims of the Elks: assistance to veterans, youth programs, community involvement. Though Sacramento was growing quickly with river-trade, railroads, the state capital, and a shifting population, the lodge carved out a niche among the city’s fraternal and civic organizations.

The Temple Years: Building the Downtown Home (1922–1926)

By the early 1920s membership and ambition had grown such that the lodge set its sights on a landmark downtown home. In 1922 the board and membership of Lodge 6 embarked on what they described as a “Titan effort” to build a magnificent temple at the corner of 11th and J Streets in central Sacramento.

Architects Leonard F. Starks (with his firm Starks & Flanders) designed the fourteen-story building in Italian Renaissance style, using brick and steel, rising to approximately 226 feet—then among Sacramento’s tallest. Ground was broken in early 1925, and the building was completed and dedicated on June 22, 1926.

The structure wasn’t just a lodge hall: it included banquet and meeting spaces, lodge rooms, hotel-style accommodations, and commercial space on the ground floor. Its completion marked a high-water point for the lodge’s physical presence—and symbolized its place in the life of Sacramento. The building became known as the Elks Tower (or Elks Temple).

The Lodge No. 6 narrative credits its own membership for the achievement: “The exterior lines and colorings beautiful and harmonious … this magnificent Temple … completed wholly by its own efforts.”

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

Into Swing? Come join us on December 17th, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guests, Dyana and The Cherry Kings