YWCA Youngstown

The YWCA Building, located at 25 West Rayen Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, is an historic building built in 1911 for members of the Young Women's Christian Association. On July 23, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. YWCA Mahoning Valley, formerly known as YWCA Youngstown, occupies the building. YWCA Youngstown merged with YWCA Warren on May 1, 2018 to become YWCA Mahoning Valley.[2] YWCA Mahoning Valley also operates a site at 375 North Park Avenue in Warren, Ohio, as well as scattered-site housing in the greater Youngstown area.

YWCA Building
YWCA in 2008
Location25 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown, Ohio
Coordinates41°6′13″N 80°38′55″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
ArchitectAngus Wade
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSDowntown Youngstown MRA
NRHP reference No.86001949[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1986

National Register listing
  • YWCA Building ** (added 1986 - Building - #86001949)
  • 25 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown
  • Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Wade, Angus
  • Architectural Style: Classical Revival
  • Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
  • Period of Significance: 1900-1924
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Social
  • Historic Sub-function: Civic
  • Current Function: Social
  • Current Sub-function: Civic

History and current use

The building was built in 1911 for members of the YWCA. Like many YWCAs of the time, the Youngstown YWCA provided rooms for single women to rent in addition to providing recreational and social activities. YWCA Mahoning Valley is still actively using this building as its headquarters and administrative offices. Housing is now provided for homeless families as well as homeless women. in 2009 and 2010, YWCA Youngstown (as it was known at the time) received grant money to convert its 36 existing single room units in this building into 30 self-contained efficiency and one-bedroom units.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Simeon, Chelsea (2018-03-08). "YWCA Youngstown, Warren announce merger". WKBN. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  3. YWCA Youngstown home page
  4. YWCA Youngstown facilities
  5. Ohio Green Communities Grant to YMCA Youngstown


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