Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)

Historic site in Los Angeles, California

Redmen's Hall

The hall from Shepard Street

Location| 543 Shepard Street, San Pedro,
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates| 33°42′24″N 118°17′20″W﻿ / ﻿33.70667°N 118.28889°W﻿ / 33.70667; -118.28889
Built| 1915
Architectural style(s)| American Craftsman
Governing body| Private

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

Designated| April 29, 2003[1]
Reference no.| 751

Location of Redmen's Hall in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

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.

## Historic structure

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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

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A local lodge of the Improved Order of Red Men, a fraternal organization which draws on customs assumed to be used by Native Americans, has occupied the building for nearly all of its existence.[2][3] Sequoia Tribe No. 140 remains active in their "San Pedro Wigwam" although the national organization has dwindled in membership. [4]

## See also

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* List of Improved Order of Red Men buildings and structures
* List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area

## References

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1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2024-05-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ Deloria, Philip J. (1998). Playing Indian. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. 59–65.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Spwigwam.org: San Pedro Wigwam, Sequoia Tribe No. 140

## External links

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* Official San Pedro Wigwam website

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Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Los Angeles USD
* San Pedro HS
* Port of Los Angeles HS
* Mary Star of the Sea HS

Other education|

* Los Angeles Community College District
* Los Angeles Public Library

Other

Landmarks|

* James H. Dodson Residence
* Fort MacArthur
* Korean Bell of Friendship
* Harbor View House
* Los Angeles Maritime Museum
* Ralph J. Scott
* San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building
* USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
* Municipal Warehouse No. 1
* Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church
* Point Fermin Light
* Port of Los Angeles
* American Trona Corporation Building
* Los Angeles Harbor Light
* USS Iowa Museum/USS Iowa (BB-61)
* Red Men Hall
* SS Lane Victory
* The Sunken City
* Timm's Point and Landing
* Vincent Thomas Bridge
* United States Post Office
* Warner Grand Theatre

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