Granite City YMCA

The Granite City YMCA is a historic YMCA building located at 2001 Edison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois. The building was built in 1924–26 for Granite City's branch of the YMCA, which was founded in 1916. St. Louis, Missouri-based architects Wedemeyer and Nelson designed the Late Gothic Revival style building; their design features a red brick and green tile exterior punctuated by vertical shafts and topped by a parapet. The building is the only institutional building in Granite City designed in the Gothic Revival style. The YMCA used the building for their activities, which included athletics, community education and citizenship classes, community gatherings, and charity work. The building closed in 2004 when the YMCA moved elsewhere.[2]

Granite City YMCA
Granite City YMCA
Location2001 Edison Ave., Granite City, Illinois
Coordinates38°42′06″N 90°08′56″W
Built1924 (1924)-26
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.100001564[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 2017

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2017.[1]

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/31/2017 Through 9/7/2017". National Park Service. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. Myers, Catie; Maloney, Timothy P.; Baxter, Karen Bode (May 15, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Granite City YMCA" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2017.


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