{"nrhp_refnum":"78000667","name":"Y.W.C.A. Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1660 M St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fresno","county":"Fresno County","state":"CA","lat":36.743049846000076,"lon":-119.79411188399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story H-plan residence building with a usable attic at 1660 M Street in Fresno, California, built in 1922 to house young women. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for the Y.W.C.A.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant because Julia Morgan, one of America's foremost women architects, designed it. It is also described as the last Morgan-designed Y.W.C.A. residence in California still used for its original purpose of housing young women. It has provided moderate-cost housing continuously for more than 55 years.","narrative":"Built in 1922 at 1660 M Street in Fresno, this Y.W.C.A. residence was designed by Julia Morgan, who served as the organization's architect in the West. The two-story building has a usable attic and an H-shaped plan facing west, with a central lobby, library, reception room and offices between two wings holding bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchens and other rooms. Its exterior combines Spanish and Italian Renaissance details, with arched and rectangular windows and simple classical trim. Morgan planned it for the hot San Joaquin Valley, including a screened sleeping porch on the attic level that was later enclosed. The nomination stresses two points: Morgan's standing among American women architects, and the building's unbroken use for moderate-cost housing for young women for more than 55 years. It is described as the last Morgan-designed Y.W.C.A. residence in California still serving that purpose. Changes have been minor, chiefly the partitioned third-floor dormitories during World War II.","period_of_significance":"1922","architect_builder":"Julia Morgan","architectural_style":"Mixture of Spanish and Italian Renaissance details with California influences (Stick, Barn), per Julia Morgan's eclectic approach","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a residence for young women; the form reports temporary housing for 284 women in the previous year. Alterations are described as minor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.56468-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000667.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000667/ad47db635e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000667/ad47db635e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wearsunscreen","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresno_YMCA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wearsunscreen</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresno_YMCA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858709","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YWCA_Building_(Fresno,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133260657"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/fresno-county/y-w-c-a-building-78000667/"}