Young Men's Christian Association Building

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Overview Looking Northeast

The building is one of the largest in downtown Racine, built with Cream City Brick and red sandstone ornamentation. It was built for the YMCA in 1886, after a fire destroyed the Blake Theater that had been on the site.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2012

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1982

Reference number

82000703

Architectural style

Victorian: Queen Anne

Area of significance

Architecture

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

C - Design/Construction

Property type

Building

Historic functions

Civic; Sport facility

Current functions

Medical business/office; Business

Period of significance

1875-1899

Significant year

1886

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Update Log 

• August 28, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• National Register database - Reference number 82000703

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