Red Men Hall (Lagro, Indiana)

Historic clubhouse in Indiana

United States historic place

I.O.R.M. Hall, Tonkawa No. 126

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 820 Washington Street, Lagro, Indiana 46941
Coordinates| 40°50′11″N 85°43′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.83639°N 85.72806°W﻿ / 40.83639; -85.72806
Built| 1911
Architectural style| Vernacular, Early Commercial
Restored by| Lagro Canal Foundation
NRHP reference No.| 100005871[1]
Added to NRHP| December 1, 2020

The Red Men Hall is a historic clubhouse in Lagro, Indiana completed in 1911. The National Register of Historic Places listed the building in 2020.[1]

## History[edit]

The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization that established a Lagro chapter or "tribe" in 1888 and named it after the Tonkawa people. The group's rituals are based on perceived Native American customs.[2]

As of 1904, the local group had 41 members and, by 1911, was large enough to fund construction of a lodge building, called a "wigwam". [3] However, by 1948, the declining lodge surrendered its charter.[4]

Beginning in 2017, the volunteer-based Lagro Canal Foundation has gradually rehabbed the building by replacing the roof, restoring the facade, and removing debris from the interior.[5] The group plans for historic preservation to encourage economic redevelopment.[6]

## Architecture[edit]

The 1911 building reflects both vernacular and early commercial architectural styles. The two-story structure consists of a street-level storefront while the second level contains a meeting room for the lodge. The building shares a common wall with the Masonic Temple, forming a commercial block. The facade of the building is brick with three bays and an inlaid "IORM" detail.[4] When the front facade was repointed in 2020, the locally sourced bricks were found to be a non-standard size, so replacements bricks were repurposed from the hidden side wall.[5]

## See also[edit]

* List of Improved Order of Red Men buildings and structures
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Wabash County, Indiana

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2020" (PDF). National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. December 28, 2020. p. 142. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
2. ^ Deloria, Philip J. (1998). Playing Indian. Yale University Press. pp. 59–65.
3. ^ Watts, Thomas H. (2015) [Originally Published September 1904]. "Record of the Great Council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved April 27, 2024 - via The Internet Archive.
4. ^ a b "Historic Preservation November, 2020, through May, 2021" (PDF). Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. May 2021. p. 16. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
5. ^ a b Slacian, Joseph (Spring 2021). "Lagro Revitalization". Business Journal. The Paper of Wabash County. pp. 15–20. Retrieved April 27, 2024 - via Issuu.
6. ^ "The Power of Small". Indiana Landmarks. December 18, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Redmen
* Lagro Canal Foundation

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