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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
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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 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 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are sites which have been designated by the Los Angeles, California, Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural criteria. History The Historic-Cult ...
(HCM #751) in 2003.


Fraternal organization

A local lodge of the
Improved Order of Red Men The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in North America in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those assumed by men of the era to be used by Native Americans. Despite the name, the order was formed ...
, a fraternal organization which draws customs assumed to be used by Native American, has occupied the building for nearly all of its existence. Sequoia Tribe No. 140 remains active in their "San Pedro Wigwam" although the national organization has dwindled in membership. Spwigwam.org: San Pedro Wigwam, Sequoia Tribe No. 140
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See also

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Red Men Hall Red Men Hall may refer to: * Red Men Hall (Brunswick, Maryland), now houses a model train museum * Red Men Hall (Essex, Connecticut), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Connecticut * Red Men Hall (Index, Washing ...
, for other buildings with the name in the United States *
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area of the city of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. There are more than 25 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (LAHCM) in this area, and several additional ...


References


External links


Official San Pedro Wigwam website
{{LAHMC Buildings and structures in Los Angeles Clubhouses in California San Pedro, Los Angeles Buildings and structures completed in 1915 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Improved Order of Red Men American Craftsman architecture in California