Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana)
Young Women's Christian Association | |
 Young Women's Christian Association, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 120 W. Lexington Ave., Elkhart, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′11″N 85°58′26″W / 41.68639°N 85.97389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Turnock, Enoch Hill |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000257[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1991 |
Young Women's Christian Association, also known as the Elkhart Y.W.C.A. and Lexington House, is a historic YWCA located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a three-story, brick building on a raised basement and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It measures approximately 40 feet wide and 150 feet deep. It has a flat roof and arched openings on the first floor.[2]: 5
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (April 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Young Women's Christian Association" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Buildings and structures completed in 1919
- Buildings and structures in Elkhart, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Elkhart County, Indiana
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs