Centre Avenue YMCA Building

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Centre Avenue YMCA Building
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The building in 2010
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Location of the Centre Avenue YMCA Building in Pittsburgh
Location2621 Centre Avenue (Middle Hill District), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°26′49.84″N79°58′3.81″W / 40.4471778°N 79.9677250°W / 40.4471778; -79.9677250 Coordinates: 40°26′49.84″N79°58′3.81″W / 40.4471778°N 79.9677250°W / 40.4471778; -79.9677250
Built1922
NRHP reference No. 100007092
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 2021
Designated PGHLAugust 8, 1995 [1]

The Centre Avenue YMCA Building located at 2621 Centre Avenue in the Middle Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1922. A sign on the building says the following: "Centre Avenue YMCA - This building was erected in 1922 to house the only YMCA for African-Americans in Western Pennsylvania. The Centre Avenue YMCA served not only as one of the only recreational areas facilities for African-Americans from the 1920s through the 1950s, but was also a center of social and cultural life in the community, and was famous for free symposiums held here during the 1930s and '40s with nationally prominent African-Americans. Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission. Marker dedicated 1994." The building was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on August 8, 1995, [1] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  2. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.