Central YMCA (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Location2200 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°29′59″N81°40′26″W / 41.49972°N 81.67389°W / 41.49972; -81.67389 Coordinates: 41°29′59″N81°40′26″W / 41.49972°N 81.67389°W / 41.49972; -81.67389
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Architect Hubbell & Benes
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPS Upper Prospect MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000221 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1984

Central YMCA is an historic building in the Central neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm Hubbell & Benes and constructed for use as a residential building in 1911 by YMCA of Greater Cleveland. The building served as one of the locations used by Cleveland YMCA School of Technology, which eventually became Fenn College and ultimately Cleveland State University 1964. [2] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, [1] Central YMCA building was purchased by Cleveland State University in September 2009 and later renovated for use as student apartments. In 2015, the building was purchased by Asset Student Housing and is now known as The Domain at Cleveland. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cleveland State University: A Brief History - the Cleveland Memory Project".
  3. Jarboe, Michelle (2009-09-04). "Cleveland State University buys downtown YMCA, apartments". The Plain Dealer . Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2010-02-24.