{"nrhp_refnum":"86001949","name":"YWCA Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 W. Rayen Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":41.10379209000007,"lon":-80.64848910699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-07-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story Classical Revival brick building at 25 West Rayen Avenue in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, built in 1911-12 for the YWCA to designs by architect Angus Wade, with a rear dormitory addition of 1916.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its long association with the YWCA, an important social welfare organization serving women and immigrants during Youngstown's rapid growth from 1900 to 1930. It is also described as the only architecturally intact YWCA or YMCA building in downtown Youngstown and a good example of Classical Revival style.","narrative":"Located at 25 West Rayen Avenue in Youngstown, this five-story brick building was constructed in 1911-12 as the permanent home of the local YWCA. Architect Angus Wade designed it in the Classical Revival style, with a rusticated ground story, a portico with paired Doric columns and a stone balustrade, and round-arched windows on the fourth floor. The original stone cornice was replaced by a brick parapet, but the interior remains largely unaltered, including its lobby with chamfered columns and fireplace mantels. A rear dormitory wing, funded in 1916 by industrialist Robert Bentley, repeats the original design. The YWCA, organized in 1904, grew to 2,000 members by the 1920s and housed 150 residents. It helped assimilate the many newcomers who arrived in Youngstown between 1900 and 1930, and it sponsored the International Institute in 1917. The building is regarded as the only intact local YWCA or YMCA structure from the period.","period_of_significance":"1911-12","architect_builder":"Angus Wade (architect); N. Phelps (builder)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; the YWCA still occupies and uses the building, including the dormitory wing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.206414-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86001949.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001949/14332de898-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001949/14332de898-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Ohio Office of Redevelopment","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YWCA_Youngstown_5.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Office of Redevelopment</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YWCA_Youngstown_5.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985859","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YWCA_Youngstown","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8046080"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/ywca-building-86001949/"}