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Old YWCA Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Old YWCA Building

Also known as Riverside Art Center and Museum

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Riverside
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About Old YWCA Building

Old YWCA Building, at 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 28, 1982. It was among the first 12 of Riverside’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its social history and architecture, at the local level. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArt museum in Riverside, California. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 50 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1967 to today

  1. 1967Built, designed by Julia Morgan
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Old YWCA BuildingStart here
  2. 2Riverside-Arlington Heights Fruit ExchangeSpanish-Colonial · next door
  3. 3Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldier's Memorial BuildingMission · Built 1929 · next door
  4. 4All Souls Universalist ChurchBuilt 1892 · next door
  5. 5First Congregational Church of RiversideSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1913 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFederal Post OfficeNeo-Classical0.1 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistMission Revival · Built 19010.1 miBSan Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR DepotMission Style · Built 19040.2 miBSutherland Fruit CompanyMission Revival0.2 mi★Mission InnBuilt 18760.2 mi★Harada HouseBuilt 18800.3 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBSimon's, M. H., Undertaking ChapelMission Revival0.4 miDMission Court BungalowsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 mi

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Questions about Old YWCA Building

Is Old YWCA Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 28, 1982 (Register number 82002227).

Is Old YWCA Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mission Inn, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Old YWCA Building?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Old YWCA Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 50 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123860503 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.