Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)
Historic site in Los Angeles, California
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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 Los Angeles, California.
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Los Angeles, California
| Redmen's Hall | |
|---|---|
The hall from Shepard Street | |
  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
| 33°42′24″N 118°17′20″W | |
| Location | 543 Shepard Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California |
| History | |
| Built | 1915 |
| Site notes | |
Architectural style | American Craftsman |
| Governing body | Private |
| Designated | April 29, 2003[1] |
| Reference no. | 751 |
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 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]