List of YWCA buildings
This is a list of notable YWCA buildings. YWCA buildings are prominent in many cities.
in Australia[]
- , a.k.a. Grand Central YWCA, Grand Hotel, Grand Central Coffee Palace, at 379 Wellington St. in Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia State Heritage-listed[1]
in Great Britain[]
- , 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.[2]
- 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[3]
in New Zealand[]
- YWCA building, 268 Madras St., Christchurch. Built in 1914. A category 2 historic place (#1951). Demolished in 2011.[4]
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.[5]
(by state then city)
- Hollywood Studio Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, NRHP-listed
- , Oakland, California, listed on the NRHP in Alameda County, California[6]
- Old YWCA Building (Riverside, California), listed on the NRHP in Riverside County, California[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Pueblo, Colorado), listed on the NRHP in Pueblo County, Colorado[6]
- , Athens, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Clarke County, Georgia[6]
- 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[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Elkhart County, Indiana[6]
- , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana[6]
- , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana[6]
- YWCA (Muncie, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Indiana[6]
- YWCA Blue Triangle Residence Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana[6]
- Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building, Keokuk, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Lee County, Iowa[6]
- Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association, Ottumwa, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Wapello County, Iowa[6]
- YWCA Boston building (Clarendon Street), Boston, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Boston, Massachusetts.[6] Landmark building of the YWCA Boston organization.
- YWCA of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, listed on the NRHP in St. Louis County, Minnesota.[6]
- YWCA, Phillis Wheatley Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in St. Louis, Missouri[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Independent), Helena, Montana, listed on the NRHP in Lewis and Clark County, Montana[6]
- Lincoln YWCA Building, Lincoln, Nebraska, listed on the NRHP in Lancaster County, Nebraska[6]
- , Plainfield, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Union County, New Jersey[6]
- , listed on the NRHP in Akron, Ohio[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association of Cincinnati, listed on the NRHP in Cincinnati, Ohio[6]
- Griswold Memorial Young Women's Christian Association, Columbus, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Columbus, Ohio[6]
- YWCA Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Mahoning County, Ohio[6]
- Zanesville YWCA, Zanesville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Muskingum County, Ohio[6]
- Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[6]
- YWCA Site, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Washington County, Rhode Island[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association Building (Nashville, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Davidson County, Tennessee[6]
- Fort Worth Elks Lodge 124, Fort Worth, Texas, also known as YWCA of Fort Worth, NRHP-listed[6]
- Young Women's Christian Association (Richmond, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Richmond, Virginia[6]
- , listed on the NRHP in Whatcom County, Washington[6]
- , Seattle, Washington, listed on the NRHP in King County, Washington[6]
- , Yakima, Washington listed on the NRHP in Yakima County, Washington[6]
- Phillis Wheatley YWCA, Washington, D.C., listed on the NRHP in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C.[6]
- Lovejoy Manor, Janesville, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Rock County, Wisconsin
Related places[]
Related places include:
- Barbizon Hotel for Women, New York City[5][6]
- Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association Building, Baltimore, Maryland[5]
See also[]
- YWCA
- YWCA USA
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building, Baltimore, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Baltimore, Maryland[6]
- List of YMCA buildings
- List of women's club buildings
References[]
- ^ "Grand Central Hotel". Western Australia State Heritage.
- ^ AMES HOUSE YWCA HOSTEL FOR WOMEN
- ^ Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c Antoinette J. Lee (Fall 1997). "Supporting Working Women: YWCA Buildings in the National Register of Historic Places". OAH Magazine of History. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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