List of YWCA buildings
This is a list of notable YWCA buildings. YWCA buildings are prominent in many cities.
Australia
Canada
Y des Femmes de Montréal (YWCA Montreal), (Montréal , Québec , Canada ). Built in 1875, moved to its current building on 1355 Boulevard René-Lévesque West in 1952.[ 2]
Great Britain
Ames House , 44 Mortimer Street, Camden borough of London, built in 1904, designed by Beresford Pite , the first "major" YWCA building of the YWCA in London, which had operated from 1857, a Heritage site.[ 3] Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club, a Grade II listed building, built during 1928–32, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens , on Great Russell Street, also in Camden borough of London.[ 4]
New Zealand
YWCA building, 268 Madras St., Christchurch . Built in 1914. A category 2 historic place (#1951). Demolished in 2011.[ 5]
United States
In the United States, many are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A 1997 article covered all the YWCA buildings listed at that time.[ 6]
(by state then city)
Hollywood Studio Club , Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, NRHP-listedYWCA Building (Oakland, California) , listed on the NRHP in Alameda County, California[ 7] Old YWCA Building (Riverside, California) , listed on the NRHP in Riverside County, California [ 7] Young Women's Christian Association (Pueblo, Colorado) , listed on the NRHP in Pueblo County, Colorado[ 7] Young Women's Christian Association Complex , Athens, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Clarke County, Georgia [ 7] YWCA Building (Honolulu, Hawaii) YWCA Building (Honolulu, Hawaii) , a building in Downtown Honolulu that was built in 1927. It was designed by Julia Morgan including Beaux-Arts and Mediterranean Revival stylings.YWCA Building (Peoria, Illinois) , listed on the NRHP in Peoria County, Illinois [ 7] Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana) , listed on the NRHP in Elkhart County, Indiana [ 7] YWCA (Evansville, Indiana) , Vine Street, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana[ 7] YWCA (Muncie, Indiana) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Indiana [ 7] YWCA Blue Triangle Residence Hall , Indianapolis, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana [ 7] Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building , Keokuk, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Lee County, Iowa [ 7] Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association , Ottumwa, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Wapello County, Iowa [ 7] YWCA Boston building (Clarendon Street) , Boston, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Boston, Massachusetts.[ 7] YWCA Boston organization.YWCA of Duluth , Duluth, Minnesota, listed on the NRHP in St. Louis County, Minnesota.[ 7] YWCA, Phillis Wheatley Branch , St. Louis, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in St. Louis, Missouri[ 7] Young Women's Christian Association (Independent) , Helena, Montana, listed on the NRHP in Lewis and Clark County, Montana [ 7] Lincoln YWCA Building , Lincoln, Nebraska, listed on the NRHP in Lancaster County, Nebraska [ 7] YWCA Building (Montclair, New Jersey) , NRHP Listed in Essex County, New JerseyYoung Women's Christian Association of Plainfield and North Plainfield , Plainfield, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Union County, New Jersey[ 7] Young Women's Christian Association (Akron, Ohio) , listed on the NRHP in Akron, Ohio [ 7] Young Women's Christian Association of Cincinnati , listed on the NRHP in Cincinnati, Ohio[ 7] Griswold Memorial Young Women's Christian Association , Columbus, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Columbus, Ohio [ 7] YWCA Youngstown , Youngstown, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Mahoning County, Ohio[ 7] Zanesville YWCA , Zanesville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Muskingum County, Ohio[ 7] Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [ 7] Young Women's Christian Association Building (Nashville, Tennessee) , listed on the NRHP in Davidson County, Tennessee [ 7] Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124 , Fort Worth, Texas, also known as YWCA of Fort Worth , NRHP-listed[ 7] Young Women's Christian Association (Richmond, Virginia) , listed on the NRHP in Richmond, Virginia [ 7] YWCA Building (Bellingham, Washington) , listed on the NRHP in Whatcom County, Washington[ 7] YWCA Building (Seattle) , Seattle, Washington, listed on the NRHP in King County, Washington [ 7] YWCA Building (Yakima, Washington) , Yakima, Washington listed on the NRHP in Yakima County, Washington[ 7] Phillis Wheatley YWCA , Washington, D.C., listed on the NRHP in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. [ 7] Lovejoy Manor , Janesville, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Rock County, Wisconsin
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See also
References
Lists of clubhouse buildings in the United States
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