Red Men Hall (Reading, Pennsylvania)
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The Red Men Hall, later known as Century Hall, is a historic four-story building located in Reading, Pennsylvania
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. The Red Men are a fraternal organization which imitate perceived Native American customs. However, this location consisted exclusively of German Americans. The organization had numerous chapters in Pennsylvania beginning in the nineteenth century.
style architectural designs with Renaissance Revival elements. Later, the structure served as a rental hall called Century Hall, capitalizing on the building being built at the turn of the century.
The National Register of Historic Places added the structure in 2000. The building now consists of 15 low-income senior housing units.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
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Red Men
The building originally served as a meeting place for the local lodge or "wigwam" of the Improved Order of Red MenImproved Order of Red Men
The Improved Order of Red Men traces its origin to certain secret patriotic societies founded before the American Revolution. They were established to promote Liberty and to defy the tyranny of the English Crown. Among the early groups were: The Sons of Liberty, the Sons of St...
. The Red Men are a fraternal organization which imitate perceived Native American customs. However, this location consisted exclusively of German Americans. The organization had numerous chapters in Pennsylvania beginning in the nineteenth century.
Building
Constructed by the Red Men in 1900, the four-story brick facade building displays American CraftsmanAmerican Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
style architectural designs with Renaissance Revival elements. Later, the structure served as a rental hall called Century Hall, capitalizing on the building being built at the turn of the century.
The National Register of Historic Places added the structure in 2000. The building now consists of 15 low-income senior housing units.
See also
- Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)Red Men Hall (Los Angeles)Red Men Hall, listed as the Redmen's Hall, is a historic structure near the port in Los Angeles that houses a fraternal organization.-Historic structure:...
: Another "wigwam" lodge. - GoggleWorksGoggleWorksThe GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The mission of the GoggleWorks is “to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education and enrich the community.”...
: Another Reading building designed by the Muhlenberg Brothers. - National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania