Zanesville YWCA

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Zanesville YWCA

now
Bryan Place
Zanesville, Ohio

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 49 North 6th Street

Zanesville, Ohio

Built/Founded: 1926
Added to NRHP: July 17, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78002168 [1]
Governing body: Private

The former Zanesville YWCA, located at 49 North 6th Street in Zanesville, Ohio, in the United States, is an historic building built in 1926 for members of the Young Women's Christian Association. On July 17, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now Bryan Place.

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[edit] National Register listing

  • Zanesville YWCA (added 1978 - Building - #78002168)
  • 49 N. 6th St., Zanesville
  • Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Howell & Thomas, Dunzweiler Const. Co.
  • Architectural Style: No Style Listed
  • Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture
  • Period of Significance: 1900-1924
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Social
  • Historic Sub-function: Civic
  • Current Function: Social
  • Current Sub-function: Civic

[edit] History and current use

The building was built in 1926 for members of the YWCA. Like many YWs of the time, the Zanesville YW provided rooms for single women to rent in addition to providing recreational and social activities for young women. The Zanesvillev YW closed in 1993 and the building is now Bryan Place.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-07-27).
  2. ^ Bryan Place

[edit] External links


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