Elks Victory Lodge–Ruby's Grill Building

The Elks Victory Lodge–Ruby's Grill Building is a two-story, commercial brick structure in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Elks Victory Lodge–Ruby's Grill Building
Location322 NE 2nd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°28′10″N 97°30′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
ArchitectSlaughter, Wyatt H.
NRHP reference No.95001498[1][2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

Built in 1929 by Dr. Wyatt H. Slaughter, a prominent African-American physician and businessman, the building was a center of African-American life in northeast Oklahoma City. It housed the Victory Lodge of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World.[2] It later served as a specialty store and restaurant space.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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