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List of Improved Order of Red Men buildings and structures

The Improved Order of Red Men are a fraternal organization in the United States. The group focuses on fundraising for charity and bases their rituals on perceived Native American customs.[1][2] The Red Men had a peak membership of over half million in 1920 but that dwindled to around 15,000 by 2011, so there are a number of repurposed former lodges.[3][4] These clubhouse buildings are often called "wigwams" regardless of their architectural style.[5]

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Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Red Men Hall (Los Angeles) 1915 built
2003 LAHCM-listed 		543 Shepard Street
33°42′24″N 118°17′20″W / 33.70667°N 118.28889°W / 33.70667; -118.28889 (Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)) 		Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument listing[6]
2 Red Men Hall (Essex, Connecticut) 1832 built
1985 NRHP-listed 		22 Prospect Street
41°21′14″N 72°23′34″W / 41.35389°N 72.39278°W / 41.35389; -72.39278 (Red Men Hall (Essex, Connecticut)) 		Essex, Connecticut Later became Hill's Academy[7]
3 Red Men's Fraternal Home 1841 built
1983 NRHP-listed 		48 West Park Place
39°40′30″N 75°45′21″W / 39.67500°N 75.75583°W / 39.67500; -75.75583 (Deer Park Farm) 		Newark, Delaware Previously the Deer Park Farm; Demolished.[8]
4 Red Men Hall (Franklin, Indiana) 1915 built
1989 NRHP-CP-listed 		156 East Jefferson Street
39°28′51″N 86°03′16″W / 39.48083°N 86.05444°W / 39.48083; -86.05444 (Red Men Hall (Franklin, Indiana)) 		Franklin, Indiana Franklin Commercial Historic District contributing property[9]
5 Red Men Hall (Harmony, Indiana) 1880 built
1986 NRHP-listed 		131-137 E. Market St.
39°32′04″N 87°04′24″W / 39.53444°N 87.07333°W / 39.53444; -87.07333 (Red Men Hall (Harmony, Indiana)) 		Harmony, Indiana Later the Coal Company Store; Delisted in 1992[10]
6 Red Men Hall (Lagro, Indiana) 1911 built
2020 NRHP-listed 		820 Washington Street
40°50′11″N 85°43′41″W / 40.83639°N 85.72806°W / 40.83639; -85.72806 (Red Men Hall (Lagro, Indiana)) 		Lagro, Indiana Now part of the Lagro Canal Foundation[11]
7 Red Men Hall (North Vernon, Indiana) 1880 built
2006 NRHP-CP-listed 		227 East Walnut Street
39°00′19″N 85°37′29″W / 39.00528°N 85.62472°W / 39.00528; -85.62472 (Red Men Hall (North Vernon, Indiana)) 		North Vernon, Indiana North Vernon Downtown Historic District contributing property[12]
8 Red Men Hall (Brunswick, Maryland) 1904 built 40 West Potomac Street
39°18′47″N 77°37′41″W / 39.31306°N 77.62806°W / 39.31306; -77.62806 (Red Men Hall (Brunswick, Maryland)) 		Brunswick, Maryland Brunswick Historic District contributing property; now the Brunswick Heritage Museum[13]
9 Hail to the Sunrise 1932 built 82 Tower Road
42°38′23″N 72°54′48″W / 42.63972°N 72.91333°W / 42.63972; -72.91333 (Hail to the Sunrise) 		Charlemont, Massachusetts Located along the Mohawk Trail[14]
10 Massasoit 1921 built Carver Road
41°57′28″N 70°39′45″W / 41.95778°N 70.66250°W / 41.95778; -70.66250 (Massasoit) 		Plymouth, Massachusetts Site of annual National Day of Mourning across from Plymouth Rock[15]
11 Red Men Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania) 1900 Built
2000 NRHP-listed 		404 South West Temple Street
40°20′21″N 75°55′21″W / 40.33917°N 75.92250°W / 40.33917; -75.92250 (Red Men Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)) 		Reading, Pennsylvania Now Century Hall senior housing[16]
12 Red Men Museum and Library 1991 Built 4521 Speight Avenue
31°30′45″N 97°09′26″W / 31.51250°N 97.15722°W / 31.51250; -97.15722 (Red Men Museum and Library) 		Waco, Texas National headquarters modeled after Monticello[17]
13 Red Men Hall (Barre, Vermont) 1906 built
1975 NRHP-listed 		10 North Brook Street
44°12′13″N 72°30′30″W / 44.20361°N 72.50833°W / 44.20361; -72.50833 (Red Men Hall (Barre, Vermont)) 		Barre (city), Vermont Previously the Italian Baptist Church[18]
14 Red Men Hall (Danville, Virginia) 1937 built
2009 NRHP-listed 		31 Baltimore Avenue
36°34′05″N 79°25′27″W / 36.56806°N 79.42417°W / 36.56806; -79.42417 (Red Men Hall (Danville, Virginia)) 		Danville, Virginia Part of the individually listed Schoolfield School Complex[19]
15 Red Men Hall (Lovettsville, Virginia) 1923 built
2012 NRHP-CP-listed 		15 East Broad Way
39°16′24″N 77°38′14″W / 39.27333°N 77.63722°W / 39.27333; -77.63722 (Red Men Hall (Lovettsville, Virginia)) 		Lovettsville, Virginia Lovettsville Historic District contributing property[20]
16 Red Men Hall (Index, Washington) 1903 built
2009 NRHP-listed 		530 Index Avenue
47°49′18″N 121°33′14″W / 47.82167°N 121.55389°W / 47.82167; -121.55389 (Red Men Hall (Index, Washington)) 		Index, Washington Building collapsed in 2009[21]
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    Ketchikan, Alaska
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    Vallejo, California
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    Empire, Colorado
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    Smithville, Monroe County, Indiana
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    Oskaloosa, Iowa
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    Downtown, Baltimore, Maryland
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    Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland
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    Lowell, Massachusetts
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    Lyonsville, Massachusetts
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    Oakham, Massachusetts
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    Winona, Minnesota
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    Cleveland, Ohio
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    Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio
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    Jacksonville, Oregon
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    Portland, Oregon
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    West Lebanon, Pennsylvania
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    Monterey, Tennessee
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    Rosyln, Washington
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    Skamokawa, Washington

References

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  1. ^ Reichen, Lynn (August 5, 2014) [August 23, 2010]. "Order dedicated to friendship, freedom, charity". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania: CNHI. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Deloria, Philip J. (1998). Playing Indian. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. 59–65.
  3. ^ Roth, Clare (August 8, 2019). "What's The Story Behind Old North's Red Men Sioux Sign?". WOSU-FM. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Loewen, James W. (1999). Lies Across America: What Our Historic Markers and Monuments Get Wrong. New York: The New Press. pp. 144–147. ISBN 0-684-87067-3.
  5. ^ Carlisle, Dennis (June 2, 2014). "The Best Little Wigwam In Kensington". Hidden City Philadelphia. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ 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 July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Nettles, Gail Gene (October 30, 1984). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Hill's Academy / Essex Historical Society, Inc". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2024. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1984
  8. ^ Cesna, Valerie; Bahr, Betsy (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Deer Park Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2024. Accompanying two photos.
  9. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 2, 2024. Note: This includes Suzanne T. Rollins (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 2, 2024., Site Map, and Accompanying photographs.
  10. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 3, 2024. Note: This includes John H. Oehler (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Coal Company Store" (PDF). Retrieved May 3, 2024. and Accompanying photographs.
  11. ^ Slacian, Joseph (Spring 2021). "Lagro Revitalization". Business Journal. The Paper of Wabash County. pp. 15–20. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Issuu.
  12. ^ Fife, Camille (August 1, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: North Vernon Downtown Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via National Archives.
  13. ^ Wexler, Ellyn (2023). "Brunswick Heritage Museum Preserves, Celebrates, and Shares a Small Town's Unique History". Eastern Home & Travel Magazine. Pulse Publishing. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  14. ^ Button, Margaret (September 23, 2022). "8 stops along Massachusetts' Mohawk Trail worth a day trip". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  15. ^ Hill, Jessica (November 19, 2020). "Not all Native Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Find out why". Cape Cod Times. Hyannis, Massachusetts: Gannett. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  16. ^ Clouse, Carol (November 30, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Red Men Hall". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via National Archives.
  17. ^ Masters, Claire (April 2014). "Portals to the past: Red Men plate exhibit at Waco library". Waco Today Magazine. Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  18. ^ Clark, Carol Ann (February 28, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Italian Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via National Archives.
  19. ^ Lifsey, Emmet W.; Smith, W. Scott; Adams-Doolittle, Jesse (December 28, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schoolfield School Complex". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via National Archives.
  20. ^ Kalbian, Maral S.; Peters, Margaret T. S. (March 17, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lovettsville Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via National Archives.
  21. ^ Warner, JoAnn (January 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Red Men Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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