YMCA (Columbus, Georgia)

Y.M.C.A.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2025
Location	124 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.)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Columbus MRA
NRHP reference No.	80001214 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 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]

The Columbus YMCA was once "the cradle of basketball in Georgia." ^[3] The 1908 Columbus YMCA team claimed a Southern championship. ^[4] Tippo Peddy played for the team.

References

1. "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
3. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/172436825/
4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution/172613128/