{"nrhp_refnum":"94001224","name":"Glendale Young Men's Christian Association","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"140 N. Louise St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glendale","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.147843075000026,"lon":-118.25209645299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-10-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story (with basement) Spanish Colonial Revival YMCA building at 140 North Louise Street in downtown Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, completed in September 1926 to designs by architect Clarence L. Jay.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its link to the YMCA, an organization that was an important part of Glendale community life. Under Criterion C it is an outstanding local example of Spanish Colonial Revival style and of regional YMCA architecture, and among the finest local works of architect Clarence Jay.","narrative":"Rising four stories above a basement in downtown Glendale, this reinforced concrete and stucco building was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a low-pitched, cross-gabled tile roof. Semicircular-arched entrances with coat-of-arms keystones, varied window types, decorative and wrought iron balconies, and a corbelled roofline arcade give it a picturesque character. Inside, the 1920s gymnastics room and the tile-clad swimming plunge largely survive, along with stained glass transoms in the boys recreation room. A 1924 fund drive raised $276,000 from the community, and after the building opened in September 1926 membership grew from 5,000 to 11,500 by 1931. It served as a center of civic activity, with a large dining room used by local organizations. Architect Clarence L. Jay, working with associates Rogers and Stevenson, designed it as a major civic building, and it is described as exceptional among Glendale's early commercial and institutional architecture.","period_of_significance":"1926 - 1944","architect_builder":"Clarence Jay, Architect; Rodgers, Lincoln & Stevenson, Frank W., Associate Architects; H.W. Baum Company, Contractor","architectural_style":"Late 19th/20th Century Revival: Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current functions are listed as sports facility and hotel; the interior has been remodeled over time, with a few significant spaces surviving.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.201508-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/94001224.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001224/f89d745d35-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001224/f89d745d35-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Minnaert","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GlendaleYMCA2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnaert</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GlendaleYMCA2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859152","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133272985"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/glendale-young-mens-christian-association-94001224/"}