List of YWCA buildings
This is a list of notable YWCA buildings. YWCA buildings are prominent in many cities.
in 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.[1]
- 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[2]
in the 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.[3]
(by state then city)
- Hollywood Studio Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, NRHP-listed
- Oakland YWCA Building, Oakland, California, listed on the NRHP in Alameda County, California[4]
- Old YWCA Building (Riverside, California), listed on the NRHP in Riverside County, California[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Pueblo, Colorado), listed on the NRHP in Pueblo County, Colorado[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association Complex, Athens, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Clarke County, Georgia[4]
- 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[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Elkhart County, Indiana[4]
- YWCA (5th St., Evansville, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana[4]
- YWCA (Vine St., Evansville, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana[4]
- YWCA (Muncie, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Indiana[4]
- YWCA Blue Triangle Residence Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana[4]
- Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building, Keokuk, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Lee County, Iowa[4]
- Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association, Ottumwa, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Wapello County, Iowa[4]
- YWCA Boston building (Clarendon Street), Boston, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] Landmark building of the YWCA Boston organization.
- YWCA, Phillis Wheatley Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in St. Louis, Missouri[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Independent), Helena, Montana, listed on the NRHP in Lewis and Clark County, Montana[4]
- Lincoln YWCA Building, Lincoln, Nebraska, listed on the NRHP in Lancaster County, Nebraska[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association of Central New Jersey (formerly the YWCA of Plainfield and North Plainfield), Plainfield, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Union County, New Jersey[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Akron, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Akron, Ohio[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association of Cincinnati, listed on the NRHP in Cincinnati, Ohio[4]
- Griswold Memorial Young Women's Christian Association, Columbus, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Columbus, Ohio[4]
- YWCA Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Mahoning County, Ohio[4]
- Zanesville YWCA, Zanesville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Muskingum County, Ohio[4]
- Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[4]
- YWCA Site, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Washington County, Rhode Island[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association Building (Nashville, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Davidson County, Tennessee[4]
- Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124, Fort Worth, Texas, also known as YWCA of Fort Worth, NRHP-listed[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Richmond, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Richmond, Virginia[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Bellingham, Washington), listed on the NRHP in Whatcom County, Washington[4]
- YWCA Building (Seattle), Seattle, Washington, listed on the NRHP in King County, Washington[4]
- Young Women's Christian Association Building (Yakima, Washington), Yakima, Washington listed on the NRHP in Yakima County, Washington[4]
- Phillis Wheatley YWCA, Washington, D.C., listed on the NRHP in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C.[4]
- Lovejoy Manor, Janesville, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Rock County, Wisconsin
Related places
Related places include:
- Barbizon Hotel for Women, 140 E. 63rd St., New York, New York[3][4]
- Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association Building in Baltimore, Maryland[3]
See also
- YWCA
- YWCA USA
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building, Baltimore, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Baltimore, Maryland[4]
- List of YMCA buildings
- List of women's club buildings
References
- ↑ AMES HOUSE YWCA HOSTEL FOR WOMEN
- ↑ Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Antoinette J. Lee (Fall 1997). "Supporting Working Women: YWCA Buildings in the National Register of Historic Places". OAH Magazine of History.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.