Spruce Street YMCA

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Spruce Street YMCA
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Location315 N. Spruce St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′50″N80°14′55″W / 36.09722°N 80.24861°W / 36.09722; -80.24861 Coordinates: 36°5′50″N80°14′55″W / 36.09722°N 80.24861°W / 36.09722; -80.24861
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectMacklin, Harold
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 84002296 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1984

Spruce Street YMCA is a historic YMCA building located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a four-story, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features pilasters with Corinthian order capitals and two entrances with arched openings. The building house a YMCA until 1976. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Gwynne S. Taylor (February 1984). "Spruce Street YMCA" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.