Public Bath House No. 3

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Public Bath House No. 3
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The Historic Yonkers Public Bath House #3
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Public Bath House No. 3
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Location48 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, New York
Coordinates 40°56′7″N73°53′21″W / 40.93528°N 73.88917°W / 40.93528; -73.88917
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1909
Built byP. J. Flannery
Architect George Starin Cowles
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS Yonkers Public Bath House TR
NRHP reference No. 85003366 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1985

Public Bath House No. 3, also known as Yonkers Avenue Pool, is a historic public bath located on the border of the Getty Square and Nodine Hill neighborhoods in Southwest Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a two-story, five bay wide red brick building with lively tile ornamentation in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It features a hipped tile parapet at the roofline that hides the flat roof. The interior is in three sections: reception area, custodian's apartment, and a pool and showers. It was remodeled in 1930 and 1958. [2] It has been used for swimming classes. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Michael P. Rebic (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Public Bath House No. 3" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying five photographs
  3. Whitehouse, Franklin (1982-07-11). "YONKERS ASKS DESIGNATION FOR ITS THREE OLD BATHHOUSES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-02-21.

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