Army and Navy YMCA
Army and Navy YMCA | |
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Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49056°N 71.31417°WCoordinates: 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.49056°N 71.31417°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Jallade,Louis E.; Norcross Brothers Co. |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP Reference # | [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 29, 1988 |
The Army and Navy YMCA is an historic Young Men's Christian Association building at 50 Washington Square in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a five story concrete, masonry, and brick building, designed by Louis E. Jallade and built in 1911 by the Norcross Brothers. It occupies a small, irregularly-shaped city block at the upper end of Washington Square, Newport's historic civic center. The building was constructed in a Beaux Arts style, with limestone finish predominating on the main facades, with some terra cotta paneling. Mrs. Thomas Emery, a philanthropist from Cincinnati, Ohio, funded its construction to provide services for Navy members when Newport was a major center of the United States Navy. The YMCA closed after the Navy significantly reduced its presence in Newport in 1973.[2] The building now serves as low income (section 8) housing.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Although it is within the boundaries of the Newport Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, it does not contribute to its significance, which has a cutoff date of 1820.[2]
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References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Army and Navy YMCA" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
External links
- Quahog.com information on History
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-391, "Army & Navy Young Mens' Christian Association (YMCA), 50 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 28 photos, 13 data pages, 2 photo caption pages