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Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Central YMCA

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,003 words across 7 pages, filed in 1984. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 84000221, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 1. No. 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives Cleveland City Hall 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes t PROSPECT AVENUE 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design Renaissance Revival (Florentine 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 8. Site Plan with North Arrow Hubbell and Benes 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays Front l0 21. Original Use,if apparent Present Use 34. Wall Treatment 35. Plan Shape rectangle 23. Ownership Public Road? 36. Changes Addition O Altered O in #42) Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known YMCA 37. Condition 9. U.T.M. Reference Cleveland North Cleveland, OH 44115 Interior excellent 25. Open to 38.

Preservation Structure - Building X Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? 11. On National Cleveland Landmarks Conmission By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 14. District CIC-Prospect Avenue Survey 197 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 10' x 130' 42. Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) topped by tile facing. Very wide Tuscan cornice. Plain crattsmanlike 43. History and Significance The YMCA Building is significant because of its architecture, and its The firm completed several of the largest conmissions in the city during the decade. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Property parcel number 103-13-007 This property is less than one acre in size. 45. Sources of Information W.G. Rose, Cleveland, p.239,690, 713 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) 12/83 614/466-1500 11/75 brick wall.

concrete County Easting SOCIETY Site Underway? Northing Zone Eligible? Register? HISTORICAL 1911-3 flat Cuyahoga (Explain Central YMCA OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Prospect Avenue Historic District Frontage on Road "no architects characterized the second decade of the century better than Hubbell and Benes CLC-File #215 Privatex Street E. 22nd Imposing essay in Florentine Renaissance eclecticism. Ground story history as a social organization. The YMCA was designed by the noted local architectural Johannesen, Cleveland Architecture, p.122 Irame and masonry Side 18 arcade with balcony over center entrance. Arcade at upper two stories firm of Hubbell and Benes. In Cleveland Architecture 1876-1976 Eric Johannesen stated that Organization Cleveland Photo CLC 5Q House Type No. 53. Farmstead Plan 51.

Historic Outbuildings and Dependencies Corn Crib or Shed O Smoke House, O Carriage House Summer Kitchen or Ice House 52. Archaeological Site on Property? Yes O Basis for Information Owner Collection O 54. Photo Above Greund Earthworks or Mound O Cultural Materials Noted - OAI No. ( Roll No. 42. (Cont'd) Cleveland Museum of Art, 1915-6 (NR 1983) . Prospect Avenue, and acts as the gateway to the Upper Prospect area. YMCA. The YMCA was first organized in 1844 in London, England. The YMCA in Cleveland dates back to 1851. Other Name Spring House Illuminating Building and the Womens College Gymnasium, 1907, all being narrow slabs with wide overhanging eaves with flat brackets. The building is an imposing structure on The building is also significant because it is the central building of the Cleveland Code No. Picture No(s).

The design of the YMCA shows similarities to Hubbell and Benes designs for the 43.Buildings designed by Hubbell and Benes during this decade included the YMCA,19ll-3, Ban Type(s) Silo Barn Type(s) OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Multiple Resource Area Upper Prospect Multiple Resource Area Cuyahoga County , OHIO Nomination/Type of Review 1. Benedict, Sarah, House 3. Cleveland Packard Building 4. Cook Building 5. Dixon Hall Apartments 6. Ensworth, Jeremiah, House ?. Gaensslen, Phillip, House 8. Gifford, Dr. William, House 9. Ireland, Joseph, House 10. Montana Apartments Attest Keeper Name Date/Signature Inventory-Nomination Form State dnr-11 National Register of Historic Places date entered Continuation sheet Thematic Group Item number National Register 2.

Central YMCA Entered in the For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900-s WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Central YMCA (Upper Prospect MRA) Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: _ nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ _appeal J sample Lrequest Reviewer's comments: see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7.

Description _ excellent - unaltered -original site - moved summary paragraph ruins Accessible completeness dates resubmission Status unexposed Ownership Recom./Criteria Cuyahoga County alterations/integrity yes RETURN fair Reviewer Discipline Condition Category boundary selection deteriorated Public Acquisition Substantive Review: NR decision Nomination returned for: Entered in the Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Check one REJECT OHIO Action: good National Register clarity 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _national State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Date - 1 Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet clarity completeness title context Maps Builder/Architect summary paragraph _state applicable criteria UTM References Specific dates justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource _local CIY HALL, ROOM 8, EAST 6th & LAKESIDE AVENUE BUREAU OF PHOTÜGRAPHIC SERVICES 10 275 1928B Photographer Cleveland, Ohio W. Thomas Neg.

loc.: Cleveland City Hall 1ooking southeast Area Upper Prospect Multiple Resource RELEASED OFFICIAL CITY OF CLEVELAND PHOTOGRAPH October 1975 2200 Prospect Avenue City of Cleueland IF PUBLISHED; (YMCA) Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000653 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Please refer to the map in the for this property