Category:Twelfth Street YMCA Building
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This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83003523. |
English: The Twelfth Street YMCA Building — in Washington, D.C., home to the first African American chapter of the YMCA, founded in 1853 by Anthony Bowen.
- The 1908 Renaissance Revival style building was designed by African American architect William Sidney Pittman. The building's Bowen Room is the birthplace of the Phi Beta Sigma.
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C..
Media in category "Twelfth Street YMCA Building"
The following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total.
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12th Street YMCA Building.JPG 3,227 × 2,435; 1.33 MB
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Anthony Bowen.jpg 376 × 451; 13 KB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building facade.jpg 1,568 × 2,006; 1.13 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, foundation stone.jpg 3,540 × 4,215; 6.01 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, gymnasium.jpg 4,536 × 3,328; 3.6 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, lobby.jpg 4,604 × 3,532; 3.32 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, lounge.jpg 3,798 × 1,995; 2.55 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, north lounge.jpg 4,490 × 3,419; 3.47 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building, north side.jpg 4,610 × 3,519; 3.97 MB
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building.jpg 2,024 × 1,554; 942 KB
Categories:
- YMCAs in Washington, D.C.
- African American history of Washington, D.C.
- Community centers in Washington, D.C.
- Built in Washington, D.C. in 1908
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C.
- Thurgood Marshall
- Phi Beta Sigma
- Greater U Street Historic District
- William Sidney Pittman
- Neo-Renaissance architecture in Washington, D.C.