{"nrhp_refnum":"84003578","name":"Young Women's Christian Association","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 N. 5th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond (Independent City)","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.54075011000003,"lon":-77.43996329099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Central Administration Building of the Richmond YWCA, a three-story brick and stone building at 6 North Fifth Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia, designed by Noland and Baskervill and completed and dedicated in April 1914.","why_significant":"It served as the administrative center for the YWCA's education, religious and social programs for women and girls in Richmond, the oldest YWCA association in the South. Its programs reflected the Social Gospel philosophy of the Progressive era. The building is also a good example of Second Renaissance Revival design, modelled on a Roman palazzo and typical of city clubs of the period.","narrative":"Built in 1913-1914 at 6 North Fifth Street in downtown Richmond, this three-story brick and limestone building served as headquarters of the city's Young Women's Christian Association. Noland and Baskervill designed it in the Second Renaissance Revival style, loosely modelled on a sixteenth-century Roman palazzo, with an elaborate entry porch reached by twin curved limestone staircases. Inside were reception and administrative rooms, a gymnasium, and a basement swimming pool lined with glazed brick. The building cost about $89,480. The Richmond association, founded in 1887, was the first of its kind in the South. From this base it coordinated day care for working mothers, employment referral, travelers aid, physical fitness classes, and lodging for single women working in tobacco factories, stores and offices. Its work was shaped by the Social Gospel ideals of the Progressive era. A branch served Black women and girls, as the main programs were for white women. The building remains in use and keeps much of its original character.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1913-1914)","architect_builder":"Noland & Baskervill","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival (Romano-Tuscan mode, modelled on the Roman urban palazzo)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition, with alterations including replaced windows (1969) and a 1979 renovation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.915536-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/6831/41683165/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/84003578.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003578/828362376b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003578/828362376b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Morgan Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RichmondYWCA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RichmondYWCA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000982","name":"James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/james-river-and-kanawha-canal-historic-district-71000982/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683165","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Women%27s_Christian_Association_(Richmond,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16904145"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/young-womens-christian-association-84003578/"}