Built in 1886 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The YMCA Building is located in Racine, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article YMCA Building (Racine, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 57 National Register listings published here for Racine County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1886, Queen Anne style.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The chapter on Racine City in Official Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871 names Racine. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Resolved , That we, the early settlers of Racine county, extend a cordial greeting to each other on this, our first gathering, to revive the recollections and renew the friendships of the early days ; and we would return devout thanks to Him who has sustained and blessed us hitherto.
Passage source: Official Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871.
Resolved , That for beauty of landscape, fertility of soil, and easy access to market, for agricultural improvement? for improved stock, for general thrift, intelligence and morals, Racine county will, in our judgment, compare favorably with any other in the State.
Passage source: Official Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Racine City - 16,304 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Young Men's Christian Association Building between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 203640 |
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 184317 |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 183671 |
| 10 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806005 |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202165 |
| 15 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801102 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181717 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181719 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Young Men's Christian Association Building: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Racine, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 2006: 13 hail, 8 lightning, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Racine | $1,300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $150,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Racine | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Flood | Racine | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Racine | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home on in the 1600 block of Edgewood Ave., resulting in a roof fire. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Lightning | Racine | $9,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $5,000 | Trees down. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Racine | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Racine | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Racine | $3,000 | Wind driven hail dented cars and siding. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Racine | $3,000 | Lightning hit a tree, which then fell onto a car in the city of Racine. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Racine | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Racine | $2,000 | Lightning struck the chimney of a home in the 1000 block on Main St. in Racine. There was no fire, but the top portion of the chimney was destroyed, with bricks littering the nearby yard and sidewalk. The time of occurrence, 08CST is only an estimate - all that is known is that the lightning strike occurred during the morning hours. |
| September 1997 | Flood | Racine | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Strong Wind | Racine | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Racine | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Racine | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Racine | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Heavy Rain | Racine | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Racine | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Racine | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flood | Racine | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flood | Racine | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Historic Sixth Street Business District | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Rickeman Grocery Building | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Kaiser's | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 1973 |
 | St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Chapel, Guildhall, and Rectory | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Badger Building | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000703 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Racine County | All 57 listed properties in this county. |
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