Young Women's Christian Association | |
Young Women's Christian Association, July 2010 | |
Location | 120 W. Lexington Ave., Elkhart, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°41′11″N85°58′26″W / 41.68639°N 85.97389°W Coordinates: 41°41′11″N85°58′26″W / 41.68639°N 85.97389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1919 |
Architect | Turnock, Enoch Hill |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 91000257 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 1991 |
Young Women's Christian Association, also known as the Elkhart Y.W.C.A. and Lexington House, is a historic YWCA located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a three-story, brick building on a raised basement and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It measures approximately 40 feet wide and 150 feet deep. It has a flat roof and arched openings on the first floor. [2] :5
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] It is located in the Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District.
Dr. Havilah Beardsley House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a medium pitched gable roof, full width front porch with Ionic order fluted columns, rounded openings, and decorative brackets. It has later flanking one-story, flat roofed wings. It was built by Havilah Beardsley, founder of the city of Elkhart. The house is operated as a historic house museum as part of the Ruthmere Mansion complex.
Emmanuel C. Bickel House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Carpenter Gothic style balloon frame dwelling. It features a wraparound porch with a flat roof, decorative scrollwork, and eight bracketed square columns.
Charles Gerard Conn Mansion, also known as the Strong-Conn Mansion, is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1884, and is a two-story, Italianate style painted brick mansion. It features a two-story, Classical Revival style wraparound porch supported by 17 pillars and two-story projecting front bay. It was the home of musical instrument manufacturer C.G. Conn (1884-1931).
William and Helen Koerting House is a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was designed by architect Alden B. Dow (1904-1983) and built in 1937. It is a one- and two-story, International Style stuccoed dwelling. It features large planes of glass in dark bronze colored frames, a flat roof with copper flashing, and attached garage.
Mark L. and Harriet E. Monteith House was a historic home located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built around 1908, and was a two-story, "T" shaped, frame dwelling which was remodeled in the Tudor Revival style in the 1930s. It featured a steeply pitched roof, two-story porch, and brick and half-timbering on the exterior. It has been demolished.
Green Block, also known as the Smith Frye Building, is a historic commercial building located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, eclectic Italianate style brick commercial building. It features projecting pressed metal bays above each storefront and at the corners and arched second story openings with balconies.
Lerner Theatre, also known as the Elco Theatre, is a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel, Beaux-Arts style building. The front facade features four Corinthian order columns, three freestanding urns, enriched cornice, parapet and frieze. The building is faced with terra cotta and has a lighted canopy projecting over the sidewalk. The auditorium features a large central dome measuring 30 to 40 feet in diameter. Built as a vaudeville theatre, by the late 1920s it had evolved into a motion picture palace.
Elkhart County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was originally built in 1868–1870, and renovated between 1905 and 1908 in the Renaissance Revival style. It is a three-story, brick building with a clay tile dome tower. It features a portico with four freestanding Doric order columns, with stylized triglyphs, set on a rusticated podium.
St. John's Lutheran Church is a historic former Lutheran church located in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1852–1853 by Albert Galentine on land owned by John Rarick, Sr., who deeded the land to the "Evangelical Lutheran Church" in 1855. Services at the church ended in 1894 after John Rarick, Jr., the congregation's largest financial supporter, moved to the Elkhart area.
Dierdorff Farmstead is a historic home and farm located in Elkhart Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. The house was built in 1892, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with Queen Anne style design elements. It has a wraparound porch with Eastlake Movement details and a patterned slate gable roof. The property also includes the contributing English barn, summer kitchen (1892), windmill, and poultry shed.
Bonneyville Mills is a historic grist mill located at Bonneyville Mills in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1832, and is a 2 1/2-story, square, heavy timber frame building on a stone foundation. It measures 40 feet by 40 feet and has several shed additions. The mill was converted to electric power in 1919 and restored in the 1970s.
Bristol-Washington Township School, also known as Bristol High School, is a historic school building located at Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1903–1904, with additions made in 1923, 1925, and 1949. The original building is a two-story, Colonial Revival style brick and limestone building on a raised basement. The original building measures 61 feet by 61 feet. The building houses the Elkhart County Historical Museum.
Beardsley Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 41 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Elkhart. It was developed after 1848, and includes residences in a number of architectural styles including Prairie School and Beaux Arts. Located in the district are the separately listed Dr. Havilah Beardsley House and Ruthmere Mansion. Other notable contributing resources are Island Park, Beardsley Park, the Main Street Memorial Bridge, St. Paul's Methodist Church, and the Best House.
Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 59 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1868 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Green Block, Lerner Theatre, and Young Women's Christian Association. Other notable buildings include the Cornish Block, Franklin Street Station (1895), Menges Building (1908), former Post Office (1905), Midwest Museum of Modern Art (1922), Elkhart Water Company, Masonic Temple, Rowe Block (1900), and Dreves Building.
State Street–Division Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 109 contributing buildings and two contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1868 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Queen Anne-style architecture.
Morehous Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 110 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Elkhart. It was developed between about 1910 and 1950, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Roosevelt School (1921) and Simpson Memorial Methodist Church (1923).
Goshen Historic District is a national historic district located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. The district encompasses 751 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Goshen. It was developed between about 1840 and 1930, and includes notable examples of Italianate and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Elkhart County Courthouse and Goshen Carnegie Public Library. Other notable buildings include the Kindy Block (1881), Central Block (1882), Spohn Building (1909), Harper Block (1888), Noble Building, Jefferson Theater (1907), General Baptist Church (1859), First Methodist Church (1874), and St. James Episcopal Church (1862).
Fort Wayne Street Bridge, also known as the County Bridge #403 and Indiana Avenue Bridge, is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co. and spans the Elkhart River. The bridge measures 180 feet long and has a 23-foot-wide roadway.
Bridge Street Bridge, also known as the County Bridge #387, is a historic reinforced concrete bridge located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1939 and spans the St. Joseph River. The bridge measures 272 feet long and consists of a 116 foot long center span, flanked by 67 foot long spans to the east and west. It measures 52 feet wide, with a 40-foot roadway and 6 foot sidewalks on either side.
Bucklen Theatre, also known as the Elkhart Opera House, was a historic theatre located at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and was a three-story, five bay, red brick building. It was demolished in 1986.