Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana)

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Location120 W. Lexington Ave., Elkhart, Indiana
Coordinates 41°41′11″N85°58′26″W / 41.68639°N 85.97389°W / 41.68639; -85.97389 Coordinates: 41°41′11″N85°58′26″W / 41.68639°N 85.97389°W / 41.68639; -85.97389
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectTurnock, Enoch Hill
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 91000257 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (April 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Young Women's Christian Association" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.