{"nrhp_refnum":"80003237","name":"Akron Y.M.C.A. Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"80 W. Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Akron","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.080346692000035,"lon":-81.52304178399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 16-story Art Deco YMCA building at 80 W. Center Street in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, erected in 1930-31 and occupying nearly a full city block.","why_significant":"The building has been one of Akron's great landmarks since it opened in 1931 and, with the First National Tower, gives the city's skyline its character. Architects and architectural historians regard it as an outstanding example of Art Deco. It was planned as the finest YMCA in Ohio and has notable Art Deco and Tudor-style interior spaces.","narrative":"Rising sixteen stories on a full city block in downtown Akron, this YMCA building was erected in 1930-31 to a design by John R. Luxmore of the firm Good & Wagner, with Clemmer-Noah Construction Co. as builder. Its steel frame is clad in buff brick trimmed with terra cotta and limestone, and the tower steps back in setbacks typical of skyscraper design. A monumental limestone entry suggests three great arches, and carved panels show the YMCA emblem. Inside, the Presidents' Room has a black marble fireplace, leaded glass and a terrazzo floor with a geometric border, while a northwest light court is surprisingly done in Tudor style. The building cost $1,260,000, opened in March 1931 and was dedicated that August before about two thousand delegates to a world YMCA conference. It is valued as one of two downtown buildings that define Akron's skyline and as an outstanding example of Art Deco. A 1957 handball addition is its only exterior alteration.","period_of_significance":"1930-31","architect_builder":"Good & Wagner, architects (designed by John R. Luxmore, chief draftsman); Clemmer-Noah Construction Co.","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in fair condition and altered by a 1957 addition; the building is in educational and social use. The One Hour Valet property is excluded from the nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.875939-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003237.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003237/2d81a4cebf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003237/2d81a4cebf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akron_YMCA_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akron_YMCA_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991497","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_YMCA_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4701703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/akron-y-m-c-a-building-80003237/"}