The Red Men Hall, also known as the Redmen Wigwam, was a meeting hall in

Index, Washington Index is a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census. History Prior to settlement by White Americans, the Skykomish lived in the area between Sultan and Index. The Skykomish had a village ...

originally for 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 forme ...

. The building, which was listed on the

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in 1973, collapsed on New Year's Day 2009.

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The Red Men are a fraternal lodge which imitate Native American traditions and call their local lodges "wigwams". The Index Tribe #68 of the Great Council of Washington constructed the building in 1903 which included a stage and kitchen. The building was the largest structure in the small logging and mining town and served as a center of social activities including vaudeville shows, weddings, and political gatherings.

Building

The building was a two-story wood-frame structure built with local lumber a narrow, country-store style with an arched roof and a

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. A bracket-supported slope-roofed porch spanned the entire front of the building. Despite several efforts at restoration, the building was long since abandoned by January 1, 2009 when it collapsed from the weight of the snow from a major storm in the high elevation. No trace remains of the building today. Site of Red Men Hall

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* {{National Register of Historic Places Improved Order of Red Men Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Buildings and structures in Snohomish County, Washington Collapsed buildings in the United States Cultural infrastructure completed in 1903 National Register of Historic Places in Snohomish County, Washington Western false front architecture

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