Army and Navy YMCA

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Army and Navy YMCA
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49056, -71.31417Coordinates: 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49056, -71.31417
Built/Founded: 1911
Architect: Jallade,Louis E.; Norcross Brothers Co.
Architectural style(s): Beaux Arts
Added to NRHP: December 29, 1988
NRHP Reference#: 88003073

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Governing body: Private

The Army and Navy YMCA is an historic Young Men's Christian Association building in Newport, Rhode Island.

Mrs. Thomas Emery, a philanthropist, built the YMCA in 1911 to provide services for Navy members when Newport was a major center of Naval Operations. The YMCA closed after the Navy abruptly left Newport in 1973. The building now serves as low income (section 8) housing.

[edit] References and external links

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).