{"nrhp_refnum":"91001709","name":"YMCA of Germantown","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5722 Greene St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.03486868400006,"lon":-75.17777760899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Georgian Revival institutional building at 5722 Greene Street in Germantown, Philadelphia, completed in 1928 for the Young Men's Christian Association of Germantown. It is a two-to-five-story L-shaped building of reinforced concrete faced in brick and limestone.","why_significant":"The building is significant as a representative example of the national expansion of Y.M.C.A. facilities after the turn of the century and of the association's effort to control its public image. Its design resulted from cooperation between the Y.M.C.A. National Building Bureau and a local Philadelphia firm. It is also an important example of Georgian Revival institutional architecture in Germantown and of the work of Thomas, Martin and Kirkpatrick.","narrative":"A Georgian Revival institutional building at 5722 Greene Street in Germantown, Philadelphia, completed in 1928 for the Young Men's Christian Association of Germantown. Its brick and limestone facade rests on a reinforced concrete frame, with a rusticated limestone ground story, a Corinthian-pilastered doorway and a Palladian motif on the second floor. Preliminary plans came from the Y.M.C.A. National Building Bureau, and the Philadelphia firm Thomas, Martin and Kirkpatrick completed the design. It was built during a nationwide expansion of Y.M.C.A. facilities after 1900 and reflects the association's effort to present a controlled, civic image to local communities. Gymnasia, a swimming pool and 160 dormitory rooms on the upper floors gave the association living space it had lacked in its earlier building. The building is an important example of Georgian Revival institutional architecture in Germantown and of the firm's work. It has been used continuously by the association since 1928 and retains a high degree of integrity despite minor exterior changes and early 1960s interior alterations.","period_of_significance":"1928-1941","architect_builder":"Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continuously used by the Y.M.C.A. of Germantown since its construction in 1928.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.969703-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001709.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001709/964cba94c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001709/964cba94c6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Germantown_YMCA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Germantown_YMCA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000678","name":"Colonial Germantown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/colonial-germantown-historic-district-66000678/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997388","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA_of_Germantown","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139769338"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/ymca-of-germantown-91001709/"}