{"nrhp_refnum":"85003509","name":"YMCA","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Washington and Fourth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Liverpool","county":"Columbiana County","state":"OH","lat":40.617823498000064,"lon":-80.57892887699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story dark red brick YMCA building at the southwest corner of Washington and Fourth Streets in downtown East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, built in 1913 and designed by local architect Cassius Metsch.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent, well-preserved example of classically inspired institutional architecture of the early 20th century, combining a late 19th century bracketed cornice with classical detailing. It was also a social and recreational focus for East Liverpool's young people for over 70 years. It was designed by Cassius Metsch, a prominent local architect.","narrative":"This five-story YMCA building occupies a prominent corner lot at Washington and Fourth Streets in downtown East Liverpool, Ohio. Completed in 1913, it was funded by a community campaign that had raised $100,000 by 1911, after the local YMCA formed in the 1890s. Architect Cassius Metsch, who also designed the original Traveler's Hotel and East Liverpool High School, gave it dark red brick walls, contrasting stone trim and a bracketed cornice. The central entrance has a stone surround with columns, frieze and pediment, flanked by original light fixtures that incorporate the letters YMCA. The gymnasium is on the first floor and the swimming pool in the basement. The building was recognized for its architecture, a blend of late nineteenth-century detail and early twentieth-century classical simplicity, and for its role as a center of social and recreational life for local young people for more than seventy years. The lobby remains especially well preserved.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Cassius Metsch (architect); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Classical Revival influence","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as very well maintained, in excellent exterior condition, with a high degree of integrity, especially in the lobby; still in use as a YMCA.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.194765-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85003509.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003509/030efa8b8d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003509/030efa8b8d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YMCA,_East_Liverpool.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YMCA,_East_Liverpool.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000591","name":"East Liverpool Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/east-liverpool-downtown-historic-district-01000591/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984566","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA_(East_Liverpool,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8045925"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/columbiana-county/ymca-85003509/"}