Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)
The Red Men Hall, listed as the Redmen's Hall, is a historic structure that houses a fraternal organization near the coast in the San Pedro community of Los Angeles, California.
| Redmen's Hall | |
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.jpg) The hall from Shepard Street | |
| Location | 543 Shepard Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 33°42′24″N 118°17′20″W |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architectural style(s) | American Craftsman |
| Governing body | Private |
| Designated | April 29, 2003[1] |
| Reference no. | 751 |
  Location of Redmen's Hall in the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
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 Port of Los Angeles. 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 customs assumed to be used by Native American, has occupied the building for nearly all of its existence.[2] Sequoia Tribe No. 140 remains active in their "San Pedro Wigwam" although the national organization has dwindled in membership. [3]
See also
- Red Men Hall, for other buildings with the name in the United States
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
References
- Los Angeles Department of City Planning (November 15, 2010). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). Los Angeles, CA: City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - 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.
- Spwigwam.org: San Pedro Wigwam, Sequoia Tribe No. 140