{"nrhp_refnum":"80003624","name":"Young Men's Christian Association","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"115 N. 15th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.954925943000035,"lon":-75.16445836099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A twenty-one and twenty-five story pair of brick, steel and concrete towers on North 15th Street just north of Arch Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1926-1928 as a hotel-like residence for servicemen, connected to the older Arch Street YMCA building through their lobbies.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the towers are of major importance to Philadelphia architecture and to alternative skyscraper design, as among the first Art Deco towers built in the city in the late 1920s. Its double-tower plan gave light and ventilation without an inner court. The naval-themed ornament on the main entrance base is also cited as a notable tribute to the armed services.","narrative":"Two slender towers rising twenty-one and twenty-five stories on North 15th Street in Philadelphia were designed by New York architect Louis E. Jallade and finished in 1928 as a hotel-like residence for servicemen staying in the city. The building is brick, steel and concrete, with a three-story white marble base, glazed terra cotta piers and decorative wind braces spanning the two towers. Its double-tower plan gave the rooms light and ventilation without the inner court common in earlier city buildings, a solution regarded as an alternative approach to the skyscraper. The main entrance carries ten medallions depicting famous American ships, including the Bon Homme Richard, the Constitution and the Monitor, set against marine ornament. The towers are associated with Philadelphia's early Art Deco skyscrapers and with the YMCA's work supporting servicemen after World War I.","period_of_significance":"1926-1928","architect_builder":"Louis E. Jallade (architect)","architectural_style":"Arte Moderne, Art Deco or Skyscraper Style","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.498452-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003624.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003624/ff7cb9e017-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003624/ff7cb9e017-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Difference engine","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YMCA_Philadelphia_building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Difference engine</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YMCA_Philadelphia_building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997346","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8045953"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/young-mens-christian-association-80003624/"}