YMCA (Columbus, Georgia)

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Location124 11th St., Columbus, Georgia
Coordinates 32°27′59″N84°59′27″W / 32.46639°N 84.99083°W / 32.46639; -84.99083 (Y.M.C.A.) Coordinates: 32°27′59″N84°59′27″W / 32.46639°N 84.99083°W / 32.46639; -84.99083 (Y.M.C.A.)
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Columbus MRA
NRHP reference No. 80001214 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1980

YMCA in Columbus, Georgia, located at 124 11th St., was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It is a building of YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus. It is a three-story building, Classical Revival in style.

It was funded by donation from George Foster Peabody and was believed to be the only marble YMCA building in America. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Nancy Alexander; Roger Harris; Janice P. Riggers (1980). "Historic Resources of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia: Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Columbus / YMCA of Columbus". National Park Service . Retrieved June 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures