List of YWCA buildings

This is a list of notable YWCA buildings. YWCA buildings are prominent in many cities.

in Australia

  • Grand Central Hotel, a.k.a. Grand Central YWCA, Grand Hotel, Grand Central Coffee Palace, at 379 Wellington St. in Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia State Heritage-listed[1]

in Great Britain

  • Ames House, 44 Mortimer Street, Camden borough of London, built in 1904, designed by Beresford Pite, the first "major" YWCA building of the YWCA in London, which had operated from 1857, a Heritage site.[2]
  • Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club, a Grade II listed building, built during 1928-32, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, on Great Russell Street, also in Camden borough of London[3]

in New Zealand

  • YWCA building, 268 Madras St., Christchurch. Built in 1914. A category 2 historic place (#1951). Demolished in 2011.[4]

in the United States

In the United States, many are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A 1997 article covered all the YWCA buildings listed at that time.[5]

(by state then city)

Related places include:

See also

References

  1. "Grand Central Hotel". Western Australia State Heritage.
  2. AMES HOUSE YWCA HOSTEL FOR WOMEN
  3. Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club
  4. Antoinette J. Lee (Fall 1997). "Supporting Working Women: YWCA Buildings in the National Register of Historic Places". OAH Magazine of History. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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