Elken Building (GPS: 4.59731, 101.0765) was formerly the Merchantile Bank Building. It is located at No. 15 Jalan Dato Maharajalela (formerly Station Road). This four-storey building was built in the Art Deco style in 1931. It was built for the Merchantile Bank of India, which was eventually bought over by HSBC. Guthrie & Co also had its offices here.
The building is today occupied by the Ipoh headquarters of Elken, a multi-level marketing company.
Moldings on the Elken Building in Ipoh, Perak (19 August, 2006)