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Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 198343 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1983Washington
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About Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)

Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation), at 901 Rhode Island Ave. NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 6, 1983. The Register lists it for its education, social history and ethnic heritage-black, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 42 other District of Columbia listings. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric YWCA building in Washington, DC. 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 · 28 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1920 to today

  1. 1920Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

901 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2On Leong Chinese Merchants AssociationBuilding · next door
  3. 3Oriental Building Association No. 6 BuildingRenaissance Revival · next door
  4. 4Bulletin BuildingArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Myrene Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · next door
Around it

59 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMary E. Surratt HouseEarly Republic · Built 18430.1 miDDowntown Historic DistrictVernacular0.2 mi★National Portrait GalleryGreek Revival0.2 miBMoran BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18890.2 miBKing, Martin Luther, Memorial LibraryInternational Style · Built 19720.2 miBOld Engine Company No. 6Italianate0.2 miBCentral Public Library (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts · Built 19020.2 miBBuildings at 1000 Block of Seventh Street, and 649-651 New York Avenue NWItalianate0.2 miBUS General Accounting Office BuildingModerne0.3 mi★General Post OfficeGreek Revival0.3 miBNational Union BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.3 miBEight Hundred Block of F St. NW19th Century Commercial0.3 miBRiggs National Bank, Washington Loan And Trust Company BranchRichardsonian0.3 miBEquitable Co-operative Building AssociationClassical Revival · Built 19110.3 miBLansburgh, Julius, Furniture Co., Inc.French Renaissance · Built 18700.3 mi★Pension BuildingVictorian · Built 18870.3 miBMcLachlen BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBHarrison Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.3 mi
Show the other 41
BGermuiller RowLate Victorian0.3 miBJefferson Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miOCivil War Monuments in Washington, DCObject0.3 miB2nd Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners-Local 132Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Chicago0.3 mi★American Federation of Labor BuildingBuilt 19160.3 miDMount Vernon Triangle Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miDCivil War Fort SitesDistrict0.3 miBYale Steam LaundryGeorgian Revival0.3 miDPennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteEarly Republic0.4 miBDistrict of Columbia Recorder of DeedsBuilding0.4 mi★City HallBuilding0.4 miBU.S. Court Of Military AppealsLate Federal0.4 miBFord's Theatre National Historic SiteBuilt 19650.4 miBSun BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 miBAdas Israel SynagogueClassical0.4 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingItalian Renaissance0.4 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · Built 19270.4 miBMasonic TempleBuilt 19080.4 miBAsbury United Methodist ChurchEnglish Gothic Revival0.4 miBEmily Wiley HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBMorrison and Clark HousesItalianate0.4 mi★Blanche K. Bruce HouseFrench Second Empire · Built 18650.4 mi★National Archives BuildingBuilt 19310.5 miBFederal Home Loan Bank Board BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miOFranklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialBuilt 19970.5 miOTemperance FountainVictorian · Built 18840.5 miBNational Bank of Washington, Washington BranchRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBDistrict of Columbia Municipal Center and PlazaBuilt 19410.5 miBBrownley Confectionary BuildingArt Deco · Built 19320.5 miBChurch of the EpiphanyGothic Revival · Built 18440.5 miBReal Estate Trust Building-Continental Trust BuildingBuilt 19130.5 mi★Franklin SchoolBuilding0.5 miBChurch of the AscensionHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBAugusta Apartment BuildingTudor Revival0.5 miBM Street High SchoolRomanesque0.5 miOGompers, Samuel, MemorialBeaux Arts · Built 19330.5 miDMount Vernon Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBThe PlymouthNeo-Classical0.5 miBSeventh Street Savings BankClassical Revival0.5 miBImmaculate Conception ChurchGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Mount Vernon Square Historic District0.5 mi away
Engine Company 121 mi away
Stockton Hall1.3 mi away
Randall Junior High School1.4 mi away

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Questions about Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)

Is Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 6, 1983 (Register number 83003532).

Is Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is National Portrait Gallery, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Wheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 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 117692633 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.