Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)

Redmen's Hall
L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument  #751
The hall from Shepard Street
Location: 543 Shepard St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:
Area: San Pedro
Built/Founded: 1915
Architectural style(s): American Craftsman
Designated as LAHCM: April 29, 2003[1]
Governing body: Private

Red Men Hall, listed as the Redmen's Hall, is a historic structure near the port in Los Angeles that houses a fraternal organization.

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Historic structure

Initially built as a library in 1915, the hall is a two-story American Craftsman style structure located on a hillside overlooking the harbor in the San Pedro neighborhood. The interior contains local wood paneling and exposed ceiling beams. The City designated the hall as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #751) in 2003.

Fraternal organization

A local lodge of the Improved Order of Red Men, a fraternal organization which draws upon Native American inspired customs, has occupied the building for nearly all of its existence.[2] Sequoia Tribe No. 140 remains active in their "wigwam" although the national organization has dwindled in membership.

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References

  1. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (November 15, 2010) (PDF). Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments. Los Angeles, CA: City of Los Angeles. http://www.preservation.lacity.org/files/HCMDatabase111510_0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-04 
  2. ^ Ed J. Cantwell, editor, The Postal Record (Washington, D.C.: National Association of Letter Carriers, January 1914; Republished by Google Books), p. 310, Volume XXVII, Number I.

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