The building was originally designed for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E). Done in the Gothic Revival architecture style (built 1923 - 1924, Curlett & Beelman architects),the building still has a brass sculpture of a set of elk antlers embedded in the clock above the grand entry to the building. The Elks sold the building due to shrinking attendance in their ranks, and the building was transformed into the luxury Park Plaza Hotel, overlooking the then-glamorous MacArthur Park. In 2016 it was announced that the hotel will be restored by DCGG Park Plaza, the development group responsible for restoring the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard.