{"nrhp_refnum":"84000221","name":"Central YMCA","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2200 Prospect Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.499865621000026,"lon":-81.67366336999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story brick YMCA building at 2200 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, built 1911-13 and designed by Hubbell and Benes in Florentine Renaissance Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its architecture as an imposing Florentine Renaissance design by the noted local firm Hubbell and Benes, which completed several of the city's largest commissions of the decade. It is also significant as the central building of the Cleveland YMCA, a social organization dating to 1851 in the city. The building serves as the gateway to the Upper Prospect area.","narrative":"Rising six stories along Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, this brick building was constructed in 1911-13 as the Central YMCA and continues to serve that function. Architects Hubbell and Benes gave it a Florentine Renaissance character, with a ground-story arcade, a balcony over the central entrance, an arcade at the upper two stories topped by tile facing, and a very wide Tuscan cornice. The walls are plain, craftsmanlike brick over a frame and masonry structure with a flat roof. Its design resembles other work by the firm, including the Illuminating Company Building and the Womens College Gymnasium, all narrow slabs with wide overhanging eaves and flat brackets. The building is regarded as an imposing presence that acts as the gateway to the Upper Prospect area. It is also important as the central building of the Cleveland YMCA, an organization that began in London in 1844 and in Cleveland in 1851. Both its architecture and its social history support its recognition.","period_of_significance":"1911-1913","architect_builder":"Hubbell and Benes (architects); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival (Florentine)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a YMCA; interior and exterior condition listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.649979-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000221.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000221/1927dd7fcd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000221/1927dd7fcd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_YMCA_in_Cleveland.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_YMCA_in_Cleveland.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984628","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_YMCA_(Cleveland)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716384"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/central-ymca-84000221/"}