Colored Knights of Pythias Building

COLLABORATION FOR THE FUTURE

Alan Henderson, owner of the Colored Knights of Pythias (CKoP) Castle Hall building, and ULLI have agreed to collaborate on necessary work to breathe new life into the historic building.

Located at Senate Avenue and Walnut Street, the three-story brick building was constructed in 1910 by Indianapolis architect Frank B. Hunter and dedicated in 1911 by four Indianapolis lodges of the Colored Knights of Pythias. The CKoP was a fraternal order specifically for African-American men begun in the mid-19th century. The building stands as a testament to Indiana members of the order, one of the largest memberships in the country, who combined their efforts to build the lodge hall dubbed “Castle Hall.”

The building, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, also served as a node for commercial activity in the neighborhood, with several storefronts in the first story. It was last occupied by its former owner, Stuart Moving & Storage, in the early 2000s.

Henderson and ULLI are working with Mark Young, Crossroads Development & Consulting, for potential.